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Review committee recommends Quebec Justice Gérard Dugré be removed from office
OTTAWA - A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry committee says a Quebec judge who displayed "aggressive and disagreeable" attitudes toward lawyers and failed to render decisions on time should be removed...
Jul 20, 2022
Tenille Townes leads Alberta artists nominated for CCMA awards
CALGARY, AB - The Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards show will be well-represented by artists from Alberta.The organization has announced the nominees for this year's show.Tenille Townes...
Jul 20, 2022
Canada Child Benefit payments increase 2.4%
OTTAWA, ON - Families across the country will receive a little bit more money from the federal government.Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development Karina Gould says Ottawa is increasing ...
Jul 20, 2022
Williams suspended, Richardson fined by CFL for Touchdown Atlantic incident
TORONTO - The CFL has suspended Saskatchewan Roughrider receiver Duke Williams for one game and fined Toronto defensive back Shaq Richardson for their altercation before the Touchdown Atlantic game Sa...
Jul 20, 2022
Coroner's office orders inquest into 2019 killing of Montreal woman and her two sons
MONTREAL - Quebec's chief coroner, Pascale Descary, is ordering a public inquest into the 2019 killing of a Montreal woman and her two young children. Descary says the inquest will also probe the suic...
Jul 20, 2022
Indiana Republicans propose banning abortion with exceptions
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Leaders of Indiana's Republican-dominated Senate on Wednesday proposed banning abortion with limited exceptions - a move that comes amid a political firestorm over a 10-year-old ra...
Jul 20, 2022
What it means if you're randomly selected at the airport for a COVID-19 test
OTTAWA - You've just returned from a fabulous trip abroad. You make it through Canadian customs, ready to get home and settle back into normal life, or at least the new normal you've established since...
Jul 20, 2022
Jordan Perruzza making the most of his time with Toronto FC's new Italian crew
TORONTO - Young striker Jordan Perruzza is smiling a lot at Toronto FC these days. The 21-year-old from Woodbridge, Ont., is fluent in Italian and well-versed in Italian soccer, having moved there at ...
Jul 20, 2022
Canadian twins Chase and Sydney Brown set to make American college football history
They were born together, they grew up together and attend the same American university. Next week, Canadians Chase and Sydney Brown will make U.S. college football history together. The Browns, identi...
Jul 20, 2022
More doctors across Canada should prescribe safer drugs to reduce overdoses: minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs instead of fearing they will be investigated b...
Jul 20, 2022