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Montreal-area mayors say Quebec government has not delivered on promised flood relief
MONTREAL - A group of mayors from the Montreal region says the Quebec government has fallen short of its promise to increase financial aid for victims of torrential rain that hit the province earlier ...
Aug 23, 2024
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks appears to be slowing: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing down, with no new cases reported in the last two weeks. However, the federal agenc...
Aug 23, 2024
'Making history': Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman to lead major-party ticket
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would beco...
Aug 23, 2024
Top Alberta Court allows appeal of coal miner's exploration applications in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Alberta's top court has allowed a southwestern ranching community to appeal the provincial energy regulator's decision to accept applications to explore for coal in the Rocky Moun...
Aug 23, 2024
Trial dates set in multi-million dollar drug smuggling case in southern Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A Calgary man will stand trial next spring after allegedly trying to bring a significant quantity of drugs across the border.Appearing in the Lethbridge Court of Justice earlier this ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A judge ruled that Karen Read can be re-tried for murder in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, dismissing arguments that jurors came forward after the mistrial to s...
Aug 23, 2024
AP Source: Biden to dispatch adviser to China as he looks to sharpen policy focus in final months
BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) - President Joe Biden plans to dispatch his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to China as the White House aims to sharpen its focus on foreign policy in the Democrat's fina...
Aug 23, 2024
Canada's men's rugby team taking new-found confidence into Pacific Nations Cup
VANCOUVER - A new atmosphere permeates Canada's men's rugby team these days - one of confidence. Belief bubbled up when the squad downed world No. 20 Romania in Ottawa last month and it lingers as the...
Aug 23, 2024
Last body from sunken superyacht has been found off Sicily, Italian Coast Guard says
PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) - The Italian Coast Guard said the body of the final missing person who was on a superyacht that sunk off the coast of Sicily has been found in the wreckage. The woman's body w...
Aug 23, 2024