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Bill 21 appeal: English school board says law is 'affront' to values of Quebec anglos
MONTREAL - A lawyer for Quebec's largest English-language school board says the province's secularism law is an affront to the dignity and values of the anglophone community. Perri Ravon, lawyer for t...
Nov 09, 2022
Yukon posts 8-0 upset over Quebec at Canadian mixed curling championship
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Quebec suffered its first defeat at the 2022 Canadian mixed curling championship in surprising fashion, dropping an 8-0 decision to previously winless Yukon in Wednesday's early...
Nov 09, 2022
Ex-PQ member LeBel told accuser he didn't remember night of alleged sex assault
QUEBEC - A jury has heard that a former Quebec provincial politician on trial for sexual assault sent his accuser an email saying he had no memory of the alleged events because he had drunk too much. ...
Nov 09, 2022
Five reasons Windsor had success ending 'Freedom Convoy' blockade, but Ottawa didn't
OTTAWA - By the time protesters blockaded the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., last winter, a separate protest was already fully entrenched in the downtown streets of Ottawa. The blockade at the bo...
Nov 09, 2022
Case closed on investigation into Lethbridge Police actions during medical distress incident
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has completed its investigation into an incident where a suspect in the custody of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) endured a med...
Nov 09, 2022
Lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor says Crown can't prove he lied
SURREY, B.C. - A defence lawyer for former Surrey, B.C., mayor Doug McCallum says his client should be acquitted of a public mischief charge because the Crown failed to prove he intended to mislead po...
Nov 09, 2022
Canada Ravens rally for dramatic 22-16 win over Brazil at Rugby League World Cup
LEEDS, United Kingdom - Alanna Fittes' 79th-minute try lifted the Canada Ravens to a dramatic 22-16 win over tournament debutant Brazil on Wednesday at the Rugby League World Cup. The Canadian women l...
Nov 09, 2022
Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under stat...
Nov 09, 2022
Williams named Canada's coach for upcoming world junior hockey championship
CALGARY - Dennis Williams, who helped Canada win the gold medal at the 2022 world junior hockey championship as an assistant coach, will lead the staff for the upcoming 2023 tournament. Hockey Canada ...
Nov 09, 2022
Dogs euthanized following attacks in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - Emergency crews responded to multiple reports of dogs attacking people in Coaldale.Coaldale & District Municipal Enforcement (CDME) says there were two separate incidents on Tuesday...
Nov 09, 2022