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Canada captain Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of British Columbia.
VICTORIA - Canada captain Christine Sinclair has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia. The 39-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., the world's all-time leading international scorer among men and wo...
Aug 02, 2022
UK authorities charge man arrested at castle with crossbow
LONDON (AP) - British prosecutors have charged a man with intending to "injure or alarm" Queen Elizabeth II after he was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, has been ...
Aug 02, 2022
Montrealer faces life sentence after officials say his drugs killed 4 people in U.S.
A Montreal man is facing a life sentence in the United States after pleading guilty to importing fentanyl into that country from his Canadian prison cell. The U.S. Department of Justice says the drugs...
Aug 02, 2022
Online hate spreading like wildfire, cannot be left unchecked: race foundation
OTTAWA - The executive director of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation is warning that unless action is taken to combat hate, including online, it will continue to spread like wildfire. Mohammed Ha...
Aug 02, 2022
After cancelling event, Montreal borough to allow drag queen story time for children
MONTREAL - A Montreal borough is reversing its decision to cancel a story time event for children hosted by a well-known drag queen. St-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa says officials met with Sebas...
Aug 02, 2022
Lawyer: Hockey Canada complainant passed a lie-detector test
The woman who filed a lawsuit against Hockey Canada over an alleged group sexual assault recently passed a polygraph examination, her lawyer said Tuesday. A statement released Tuesday by Robert Talach...
Aug 02, 2022
Canada's Laylor wins gold in Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Maya Laylor captured gold in the 76-kilogram class of women's weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The 27-year-old from Toronto posted Commonwealth records ...
Aug 02, 2022
Canada sanctions Russian military officers over atrocities in Bucha
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is imposing sanctions on dozens of Russian military officers whose troops are accused of committing atrocities against Ukrainian civilians. Foreign Affairs Minister Ml...
Aug 02, 2022
US Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, raising China tensions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 y...
Aug 02, 2022
Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996. There were more than 34,200 reports of sexual assault countrywide in 2021...
Aug 02, 2022