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Louisiana trooper avoids jail time in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene
FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) - A Louisiana state trooper pleaded no contest Monday to significantly reduced charges that spare him jail time in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, the fir...
Oct 28, 2024
Lawsuit alleging anti-Black racism in federal public service heads to Federal Court
OTTAWA - A Federal Court hearing is underway today to determine whether a group of Black public servants can proceed with a class-action lawsuit against Canada for discrimination. The certification he...
Oct 28, 2024
Dave Dickenson to return as Stampeders' coach and general manager next season
CALGARY - Dave Dickenson will be back as the head coach and general manager of the Calgary Stampeders next season. Despite a disappointing 2024 season in Calgary, Stampeders president and Jay McNeil s...
Oct 28, 2024
Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror ch...
Oct 28, 2024
Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a detailed proposal to cut immigration to Quebec. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says ...
Oct 28, 2024
Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention
OTTAWA - Former senator Mobina Jaffer says she was told by the Sudanese intelligence director that he felt Canadian officials had asked him to detain Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik. Jaffer, who ret...
Oct 28, 2024
Country superstar Shania Twain returning to Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Canadian music star Shania Twain is set to perform at next year's Calgary Stampede, her first show during the 10-day western festival in more than a decade. The 59-year-old has sold more tha...
Oct 28, 2024
Veteran broadcast journalists tapped to moderate future leaders' debates
OTTAWA - The Leaders' Debate Commission announced two seasoned broadcast journalists to moderate the French and English leaders' debates in the next federal election. TVO host Steve Paikin will modera...
Oct 28, 2024
Quebec's head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility
MONTREAL - Quebec's national director of youth protection has resigned, days after a media report claimed that educators at a Montreal detention centre for troubled minors had sexual relations with de...
Oct 28, 2024
Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens. The request comes afte...
Oct 28, 2024