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Feds tweak draft regulations, following criticism, to ensure gun buyers have licence
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has revised draft firearm regulations to ensure someone buying a gun actually has a valid licence. When Bill C-71 received royal assent in 2019, the government said it ...
May 11, 2022
Reports: Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic cardinal, others
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong authorities arrested a Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national secu...
May 11, 2022
New pickleball courts coming to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Six more pickleball courts are coming to Lethbridge.On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, City Council voted unanimously to approve a recent recommendation from the Cultural and Social Standing P...
May 11, 2022
Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author renowned for his boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature, was honored Wednesday with this year's pre...
May 11, 2022
Iran detains 2 Europeans as EU nuclear talks envoy visits
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's Intelligence Ministry said Wednesday it detained two Europeans as a European Union envoy visits the country over its stalled nuclear negotiations with world powers. The anno...
May 11, 2022
Lightning head back to Tampa one loss away from elimination after 4-3 loss to Leafs
TORONTO - The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in unfamiliar territory -- a loss away from elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Lightning head back to Amalie Arena trailing the Toronto Mapl...
May 11, 2022
Soaring gas prices, poll on Canadian abortion rights : In The News for May 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 11, 2022
More evidence emerges of N.S. mass shooter's long history of domestic abuse
HALIFAX - The former wife of the man responsible for the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia says he once pinned her to the floor during a fit of rage, confirming that the killer's violence towards wome...
May 11, 2022
Government to launch business donation portal for Ukrainians arriving in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to launch an online portal for Canadian businesses to donate to Ukrainians who need help to get set up in Canada after fleeing war in their country. For now, the...
May 11, 2022
Cross-examination expected to continue for second complainant in Hoggard trial
TORONTO - Cross-examination is expected to continue this afternoon for an Ottawa woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard. The woman, who is one of two complaina...
May 11, 2022