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Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023
Quebec coroner recommends better training at ski hills after six-year-old's death
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is asking the province's ski industry to review its training and safety practices after a six-year-old girl died after being dragged by a T-bar lift during a ski lesson in ...
Nov 29, 2023
US authorities charge man from India in plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living...
Nov 29, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled for March in Laval daycare bus crash deaths
LAVAL, Que. - The preliminary hearing for a man accused of killing two children this year when a city bus was driven into a Laval, Que., daycare will begin on March 25. Defence lawyer Julien Lesprance...
Nov 29, 2023
Respondents to BoC questionnaire largely oppose creating a digital Canadian dollar
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's public consultations on the creation of a digital Canadian dollar reveal most respondents are opposed to it. The central bank released its findings today, which show that...
Nov 29, 2023
Canadian navy in critical state, could fail to meet readiness commitments: commander
OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's navy says the force is in a "critical state," with many occupations at or below 80 per cent of their normal staffing. In a video posted to the navy's YouTube page, V...
Nov 29, 2023
Court clears France's justice minister of conflict of interest
PARIS (AP) - A special court has cleared France's justice minister of conflict of interest, ruling he was not guilty of having used his office to settle personal scores. Once a high-profile lawyer, Er...
Nov 29, 2023
Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen look to clinch top spot in Europa League groups
The Europa League and Europa Conference League competitions have reached the next-to-last round of group games. Here are some talking points ahead of Thursday's matches: WINNING THE GROUP In the Champ...
Nov 29, 2023
Wolverines threatened with extinction as climate change melts their snowy mountain refuges, US says
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal released Wednesday in response to scientists warning that climat...
Nov 29, 2023
At least 40 civilians killed by al-Qaida-linked rebels in a Burkina Faso town, UN rights office says
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - At least 40 civilians were killed last weekend by al-Qaida-linked rebels trying to take control of a besieged town in Burkina Faso's hard-hit northern region, the United Nations'...
Nov 29, 2023