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Quebec woman who mailed poison to Trump White House pleads guilty
WASHINGTON - A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea toda...
Jan 25, 2023
7 murder counts expected in Half Moon Bay farm killings
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) - Prosecutors say they will charge a farmworker accused of killing seven people in back-to-back shootings at two Northern California mushroom farms with seven counts of murd...
Jan 25, 2023
Crown stays six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor
WINNIPEG - Crown prosecutors say they are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba. They told a Winnipeg court Wednesday that they couldn't go through with a trial for Dr....
Jan 25, 2023
Weather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal: TSB
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane near Old Montreal in 2021 that was towing a marriage proposal banne...
Jan 25, 2023
Taber youth charged in connection to theft of and damage to pride flag
TABER, AB - The Taber Police Service (TPS) has laid charges after a pride flag was allegedly stolen from a home and damaged.TPS says the alleged incidents occurred on three separate occasions between ...
Jan 25, 2023
Despite concerns, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, senior administration officials said Wednesday, reversing months of persistent arguments by the Biden administration that the...
Jan 25, 2023
Results to be released after second search for graves at B.C. residential school
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A First Nation in central British Columbia is ready to announce results from the second phase of an investigation of grounds around the former St. Joseph's Mission residential sc...
Jan 25, 2023
Toronto Six forward Daryl Watts to become PHF's highest-paid player
TORONTO - Recent Toronto Six signing Daryl Watts has disclosed her contract terms, and her US$150,000 salary in 2023-24 will be a Premier Hockey League record. The Six signed the 23-year-old from Toro...
Jan 25, 2023
Transit union calls for national task force as violent attacks reach 'crisis level'
TORONTO - The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls "crisis levels". Amalgamated Transit Union Canada na...
Jan 25, 2023
Pressure builds for Canada to send tanks to Ukraine after Germany gives OK
OTTAWA - Pressure is building for Canada to send some of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine after Germany's decision to provide the heavy weapons and approve requests by other countries to do the s...
Jan 25, 2023