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Quebec coroner questions why witnesses failed to report drunk driver before crash
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is questioning why people who saw a drunk driver get behind the wheel failed to call authorities before he got into a crash that killed four members of a family north of Qu...
Dec 07, 2022
Trial ordered for 5 men in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Five men were turned over for trial Wednesday on charges involving a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Michael Null, William Null, Eric Molitor and Shaw...
Dec 07, 2022
National security concerns prompt bill to modernize foreign investment screening
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will make the most significant updates to the federal investment screening law in more than a decade to address evolving national security concerns. Industry Mi...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada's government will review RCMP equipment contract with ties to China: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is reviewing an RCMP equipment contract with a company that has ties to China's government. Radio-Canada reports that the federal Pro...
Dec 07, 2022
Calgary will host curling's Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2024
Calgary has been named the host city for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The Canadian women's curling championship will take place Feb 16 to 25 at the WinSport Event Centre, the same venue tha...
Dec 07, 2022
Peru's president dissolves Congress, which then ousts him
LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress on Wednesday and called for new legislative elections, trying to beat lawmakers to the punch as they prepared a thir...
Dec 07, 2022
'More to do' on systemic barriers facing Muslim charities, Trudeau acknowledges
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledges there is "significantly more to do" on the systemic barriers that confront Muslim charities amid concerns from a federal watchdog that his review of...
Dec 07, 2022
Poulin first female hockey player to win Canada's athlete of the year honour
TORONTO - Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the 2023 Northern Star Award, making her the first female hockey player to claim the honour given annually to Canada's athlete of the year. The 31-...
Dec 07, 2022
Police call not to search for women's remains "a breach of human dignity," AFN hears
OTTAWA - A Mohawk official tasked with helping Indigenous communities investigate unmarked graves says Winnipeg police's refusal to search for the remains of missing women in a landfill is a "breach o...
Dec 07, 2022
Croatia soccer federation fined after fans verbally abuse Canadian 'keeper
DOHA, Qatar - FIFA has fined the Croatian soccer federation 50,000 Swiss francs (C$72,500) for after the team's fans verbally abused and taunted Canada goalkeeper Milan Borjan during a game at the Wor...
Dec 07, 2022