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Major reforms to air passenger rights needed, says House committee report
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is recommending sweeping changes to Canada's air passenger rights framework. The report from the House of Commons transport committee calls on the government to tigh...
Apr 18, 2023
As federal workers threaten to strike, tonight's deadline for a deal looms large
OTTAWA - The clock is ticking for the government and Canada's largest federal public-service union to reach an agreement by a deadline of 9 p.m. EDT tonight. If they don't, some 155,000 workers are pr...
Apr 18, 2023
Regina Pats phenom Connor Bedard remains top North American prospect for NHL Draft
NEW YORK - Canadian junior hockey phenom Connor Bedard remains the No. 1 North American prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft, according to the final rankings released Tuesday by the NHL Central Scoutin...
Apr 18, 2023
Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence
WASHINGTON (AP) - A toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret ...
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. crackdown on fentanyl trade underway as Canada vows 'public health approach'
WASHINGTON - Senior members of President Joe Biden's cabinet will be in Ottawa in the coming weeks to meet with their Canadian counterparts about cracking down on fentanyl. The timing of this year's C...
Apr 18, 2023
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be 'heartbreaking'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United Nations is ready to take the "heartbreaking" decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can't persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, ...
Apr 18, 2023
Teen pleads guilty in Iowa teacher's beating death
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - One of two Iowa teenagers charged in the beating death of an Iowa high school teacher has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Willard Miller changed his plea to guilty Tuesda...
Apr 18, 2023
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the au...
Apr 18, 2023
Montreal-area mayor discloses being sex assault victim of ex-PQ member Harold LeBel
MONTREAL - The mayor of a Montreal suburb has revealed herself as the sexual assault victim of ex-Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel. Catherine Fournier had asked Quebec Superior Court Justice Serg...
Apr 18, 2023
Sudanese army, rival forces agree to 24-hour cease-fire
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Arabic-language media are saying that the Sudanese army has agreed to a 24-hour cease-fire, starting on Tuesday evening, hours after rival forces said they would also abide by a...
Apr 18, 2023