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Bell CEO summoned to committee over job cuts after not finding time to appear
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have summoned the head of Bell Canada to testify next month about the company's decision to cut thousands of jobs across the country. CEO Mirko Bibic was originally invi...
Mar 25, 2024

LPS seeking witnesses in collision that killed dog
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking anyone who might have video of a hit-and-run collision from this past weekend to come forward.At approximately 1:16 p.m. on Sunday, March...
Mar 25, 2024

Judge sets April 15 trial date in Trump's New York hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York judge has scheduled an April 15 trial date in former President Donald Trump's hush money case. Judge Juan M. Merchan made the ruling Monday. The judge earlier had scolded th...
Mar 25, 2024

Dani Alves released from prison after paying bail while awaiting appeal of rape conviction in Spain
MADRID (AP) - Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves was released from prison Monday after paying 1 million euros ($1.2 million) in bail to be set free while appealing a rape conviction, a Spanish court sai...
Mar 25, 2024

Man arrested after fatal Quebec strip club brawl north of Montreal
TERREBONNE, Que. - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with a fatal brawl at a strip club last week north of Montreal. Police say the suspect was involved in ...
Mar 25, 2024

Liberal MPs call on finance minister to fund disability benefit in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month's federal budget. In a letter shared on social m...
Mar 25, 2024

59% of Albertans want carbon tax abolished: poll
A new survey suggests that the majority of Albertans want to completely eliminate the federal carbon tax.The Angus Reid Institute polled 1,602 Canadian adults, including 155 residents of Alberta betwe...
Mar 25, 2024

UN demands cease-fire in Gaza during Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its 1st demand to halt fighting
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. The United States abstaine...
Mar 25, 2024

Former Senegal prime minister concedes defeat in presidential election to opposition candidate
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A former Senegalese prime minister has conceded the presidential election to the opposition candidate based on preliminary results a day after the vote was held. Amadou Ba in a s...
Mar 25, 2024

More Canadians ditch traditional TV as streamers are 'winning the battle': report
A new report suggests Canadians' television viewing habits continue to shift toward streaming platforms at the expense of traditional cable and satellite subscriptions, at a time when the federal regu...
Mar 25, 2024