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Michigan State U. leader, hired after Nassar scandal, quits
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The president of Michigan State University announced his resignation Thursday, three years after he was hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Samuel Stanl...
Oct 13, 2022
More than 2,500 traffic tickets issued by Alberta RCMP over Thanksgiving weekend
EDMONTON, AB - Over the Thanksgiving long weekend, RCMP detachments across Canada led an important traffic initiative.The project known as #OperationImpact2022 is led by the Canadian Association of Ch...
Oct 13, 2022
Sajjan likens Russian missile strikes on Ukraine cities to Holodomor famine
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says Russia's strikes on Ukraine's civilian infrastructure have him thinking about a historical famine. The Holodomor was a man-made famine in...
Oct 13, 2022
U.S. is holding Nexus trusted-traveller program 'hostage,' Canadian envoy says
WASHINGTON - Canada's envoy to the United States says the cross-border Nexus trusted-traveller program is being "held hostage" by a U.S. effort to renegotiate the 20-year-old agreement. Kirsten Hillma...
Oct 13, 2022
Quebecer charged in 22-year-old murder after beefed-up cold case unit logs 1st arrest
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in the homicide of a junior college student 22 years ago. A Crown prosecutor says Marc-Andr Grenon was c...
Oct 13, 2022
Canadian women unchanged at No. 7 in last FIFA rankings before 2023 World Cup draw
Canada's women are unchanged at No. 7 in the latest FIFA world rankings. The U.S. continues atop the list with Olympic silver medallist Sweden moving up to No. 2, dropping Germany one place. England s...
Oct 13, 2022
Budget officer projects considerably slower economy, declining federal deficit
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting the economy will slow considerably in the second half of 2022 and remain weak next year as the Bank of Canada continues to raise interest rates....
Oct 13, 2022
Zahra Kazemi's prosecutor included in Canada's new Iran sanctions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will announce today that Canada is adding more Iranian officials and entities to the sanctions list. The measures will mean 17 individuals and three entit...
Oct 13, 2022
Jury reaches decision on sentence of Parkland school shooter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A jury said Thursday that it has reached a decision on whether to recommend that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz be executed for the 2018 massacre that killed 17 peopl...
Oct 13, 2022
Sentencing set to wrap for Dutch man convicted of sextortion of B.C. teen Amanda Todd
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A sentencing hearing is expected to conclude today in a New Westminster, B.C., courtroom for the man convicted of multiple sexual offences against teenager Amanda Todd. Defence...
Oct 13, 2022