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Trial of Quebec City Halloween sword attack suspect delayed for second time by COVID
QUEBEC - The first-degree murder trial of the man accused in the Quebec City Halloween 2020 sword attack has been delayed for a second time by COVID-19. Quebec Superior Court Justice Richard Grenier a...
Apr 26, 2022
Live updates | Russian forces hit key bridge in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials say the Russian military has hit a strategic bridge linking the southern Odesa region with neighboring Romania. Oleksandr Kamyshin, the head of the state-run Ukrain...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
New red tape reduction bill aims to save Albertans time and money
EDMONTON, AB - The province has introduced the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.The legislation aims to "modernize statutes, cut red tape and save Albertans and their businesses time and mone...
Apr 26, 2022
Lethbridge College hosting University Transfer Minifair on Friday, April 29
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Prospective students are invited to learn about university transfer opportunities at Lethbridge College later this week.On Friday, April 29 from 1 to 3 p.m., the college is hosting a ...
Apr 26, 2022
Toronto FC teenager Jayden Nelson gives back to his Brampton elementary school
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Once a Coyote, always a Coyote. Toronto FC teenage midfielder Jayden Nelson lived up to that credo this week when he returned to Copeland Public School to fund a snacks programs for i...
Apr 26, 2022
Festival Square construction resulting in road closures this week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is advising motorists of several road closures starting this week as a result of the continuing development on Festival Square.On Tuesday, April 26, 3 Avenue So...
Apr 26, 2022
Suicide blast in southern Pakistan kills 3 Chinese, driver
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - An explosion ripped through a van inside a university campus in southern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing three Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver, officials said. A sep...
Apr 26, 2022
Biden pardons former Secret Service agent and 2 others
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of bribery for trying to sell a copy of an age...
Apr 26, 2022
Charest climate plan, Canada's role in Musk's Twitter bid : In The News for April 26
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 April 26 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Apr 26, 2022