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Texas appeals court delays execution of Melissa Lucio
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has garnered the support of la...
Apr 25, 2022
Prosecutors want four with "conspiracy to commit murder" charge to have joint trial
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lawyers are trying to move ahead with the matters for four people who were charged as part of the Coutts border blockade.An attorney appearing as agent for Christopher Lysak appeared ...
Apr 25, 2022
Feds invest $6.7 million on research platform looking at impact of COVID-19 on youth
MONTREAL - The federal government is investing $6.7 million on a Canada-wide research platform to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on children. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told re...
Apr 25, 2022
Sixers centre Joel Embiid slapped with $15,000 fine for criticizing officials
Philadelphia centre Joel Embiid has been fined US$15,000 for criticizing the officials after the 76ers' 110-102 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. "To me, it felt like they had one job, coming i...
Apr 25, 2022
Record rise in antisemitism in 2021 with surge of violent incidents
OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada says there were record levels of antisemitism in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia. The annual audit shows there were 2,799 anti-Jewish ...
Apr 25, 2022
Turkish court gives philanthropist Kavala life in prison
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to ...
Apr 25, 2022
Government calls inquiry into use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government has officially called an independent public inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in Ottawa earlier this...
Apr 25, 2022
North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornog...
Apr 25, 2022
Barrhead’s Gavin Moes commits to Kodiaks men’s volleyball team
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Barrhead, Alberta's Gavin Moes has committed to the Lethbridge College Kodiaks men's volleyball team.The six-foot-seven outside attacker is the third member of the Moes family to repr...
Apr 25, 2022
Medicine Hat woman pleads not guilty to first-degree murder of Calgary woman
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lawyers will now work to set trial dates for a person accused in the death of a woman late last year.In Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, April 25, 2022, Melissa Martens-La...
Apr 25, 2022