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Civil society at ‘high risk’ of cyber threats from state-sponsored actors: CSE
OTTAWA - Canada's cyberspy agency says countries like Russia and China are increasingly targeting non-profit and advocacy groups, as well as journalists and human rights activists. The Communications ...
May 14, 2024

Trudeau to deliver speech at international union convention in Philadelphia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to promote Canada's trade relationship with the United States in a speech to one of the biggest unions in North America next week. Trudeau's office says h...
May 14, 2024

American sought after ‘So I raped you’ Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
LYON, France (AP) - An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, "So I raped you," has been detained in France ...
May 14, 2024

Bruins captain Brad Marchand is out for Game 5 against the Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Bruins captain Brad Marchand will not play in Game 5 of Boston's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night, coach Jim Montgomery said. Marc...
May 14, 2024

German court convicts prominent far-right politician for using a Nazi slogan, imposes a fine
HALLE, Germany (AP) - A court on Tuesday convicted one of the best-known figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany party of using a Nazi slogan in a speech and ordered him to pay a fine. The ve...
May 14, 2024

Judge rejects Hunter Biden's bid to delay his June trial on gun charges
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Hunter Biden's federal gun case will go to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a bid by lawyers for the president's son to delay the prosecution. U.S. District Judg...
May 14, 2024

Oilers starting Calvin Pickard in goal for Game 4 vs. Canucks
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in net tonight for Game 4 of their playoff series with the Vancouver Canucks. The 32-year-old journeyman netminder replaces Stuart Skinner, who...
May 14, 2024

Renovations begin on Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, home of the Maple Leafs and Raptors
TORONTO - The second phase of renovations at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena has begun. Keith Pelley, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Sport and Entertainment, did a ceremonial groundbreaking at the downtow...
May 14, 2024

'It came from the sky:' Saskatchewan farmer finds hunk of space junk in field
Barry Sawchuk doesn't usually concern himself with space or the final frontier. The 66-year-old Saskatchewan farmer is much more focused on seeding. But when he found a giant piece of debris in his fi...
May 14, 2024

Wildfire growth prompts another evacuation order in northeastern B.C.
FORT NELSON, B.C. - A wildfire just outside the community of Fort Nelson has grown as residents in British Columbia's northeast receive more evacuation orders. An updated estimate from the BC Wildfire...
May 14, 2024