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Attorney general alerts online companies to B.C.'s new image-sharing law
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general has sent a letter to technology companies warning they could face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of B.C. residents that have been sha...
May 04, 2023
Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries, autopsy shows
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Tyre Nichols died of blunt force injuries to the head after he was beaten by Memphis police during a January arrest, an autopsy report released Thursday showed. The autopsy said ...
May 04, 2023
GOP Oregon state senators boycott 2nd day, prevent quorum
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Republican members of the Oregon Senate on Thursday extended their boycott of Senate proceedings into a second day, delaying action by the majority Democrats on bills on gun safety,...
May 04, 2023
'Hissy fit' fallout: trade minister speaks with U.S. envoy over tax-credit comment
WASHINGTON - International Trade Minister Mary Ng has talked to the U.S. envoy to Ottawa after he accused Canada of having a "hissy fit" about about electric vehicle tax credits. David Cohen made the ...
May 04, 2023
As cities recover from flooding, Quebec premier warns not enough money to go around
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says the province doesn't have enough money to satisfy all the demands from cities for climate change-related projects. Legault made the comments today as cit...
May 04, 2023
Red Deer man sentenced in local stolen guns seizure and business break-in incident
One of two Red Deer men charged in connection with the seizure of stolen guns and other items following a local business break-in last year has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.Jacob...
May 04, 2023
Canadian Indigenous leaders meet with King Charles in London ahead of coronation
A delegation of Indigenous leaders from Canada has met with King Charles ahead of Saturday's coronation. Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President ...
May 04, 2023
Red Dress Day to be observed in Red Deer twice on Friday
There are two events happening in Red Deer on Friday to mark Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit (MMIWG2S) Peo...
May 04, 2023
Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is investigating reports that the province's youth protection services failed to act on a suspected case of child genital mutilation. The commission says in...
May 04, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear man's appeal in alleged wrongful conviction case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Quebec man seeking compensation over imprisonment for murders he says he did not commit. Yves Plamondon spent almost 28 years behind ...
May 04, 2023