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Tony Accurso, former Quebec construction tycoon, loses appeal and heading to prison
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court has upheld a sentence delivered to ex-construction magnate Tony Accurso, who is to report to prison before June 1. Accurso received a four-year prison term in 2018 in...
May 26, 2022

Despite Uvelde, National Rifle Association sticks with plans for Houston convention
WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association is pressing ahead with its annual meeting in Houston despite the mass shooting tragedy in Uvelde, Tex. The association, easily one of the most powerful poli...
May 26, 2022

Canada tops Sweden 4-3 in OT, advances to semis at world hockey championship
TAMPERE, Finland - Drake Batherson scored 43 seconds into overtime, powering Canada to a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden in the quarterfinals at the world hockey championship Thursday. Sweden jumped ...
May 26, 2022

Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity sentenced to 12 years
CALGARY, AB - A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Hussein Borhot, 36, appeared before Court of Queen's Bench Jus...
May 26, 2022

Alberta funding Crime Stoppers for the first time
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Crime Stoppers has been operating in Alberta for 40 years, but for the first time, it has secured stable funding.The Government of Alberta announced $850,000 over the next three years...
May 26, 2022

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats' first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate Thursday as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill...
May 26, 2022

Quebec drops section of assisted-death bill to ensure it gets adopted quickly
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is removing a section of its end-of-life care bill that would have allowed quadriplegics and people with cerebral palsy to receive an assisted death. Health Minister Chr...
May 26, 2022

Raptors big man Khem Birch undergoes knee procedure in Los Angeles
Toronto Raptors centre Khem Birch has undergone arthroscopic surgery "to clean up loose debris" in his right knee. The Raptors says the procedure was performed Wednesday in Los Angeles by Dr. Daniel K...
May 26, 2022

Argos head coach Dinwiddie expecting his club to play exhibition game Friday night
Ryan Dinwiddie is expecting to participate in his first-ever CFL exhibition game as a head coach Friday night. The Toronto Argonauts are scheduled to visit the Ottawa Redblacks on Friday night in one ...
May 26, 2022

Palestinian officials: Israel killed Al Jazeera reporter
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestinian Authority on Thursday said its investigation into the shooting death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh proves she was deliberately killed by Israeli...
May 26, 2022