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In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ... Heritage Minister appearing at a committee hearing Heritage Minister Pascale S...
Nov 30, 2023
Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today
OTTAWA - Federal ministers are expected to announce today that Boeing is the company of choice to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal. The decision to go with a so...
Nov 30, 2023
Fresh off big win in Google news standoff, heritage minister to testify at committee
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act. St-Onge called the agreem...
Nov 30, 2023
Closing arguments to begin in B.C. first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali
VANCOUVER - Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Ali pleaded not guilty in April to murdering a 13-year-old...
Nov 30, 2023
Liberal minister to testify after heated testimony from Métis, First Nations groups
OTTAWA - As Indigenous leaders engage in heated debate over a federal bill that would formalize several Mtis self-governance agreements, the Liberal minister for Crown-Indigenous relations is expected...
Nov 30, 2023
Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?
A decade ago this month, lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his friend Hardeep Singh Nijjar were in Geneva to deliver a petition calling on the United Nations to declare widespread killings of Sikhs i...
Nov 30, 2023
Constitutional challenge in Indigenous lobster fishing case moving ahead this week
HALIFAX - An Indigenous fisherman is expected to appear Thursday in a northern New Brunswick courtroom, where he will launch a constitutional challenge that could prove pivotal for First Nations acros...
Nov 30, 2023
Jimmy Vesey breaks tie with 4:15 left, Rangers rally to beat Red Wings 3-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Vesey broke a tie with 4:15 left and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Wednesday night. K'Andre Miller had a goal and an assist, Artemi Panarin also ...
Nov 29, 2023
Siakam, Barnes help Raptors upset Suns 112-105; Phoenix's win streak ends at seven
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Toronto Raptors upset Phoenix for a 112-105 win on Wednesday, snapping the Suns' seven-game win streak. Scottie Barnes had...
Nov 29, 2023
Joel Armia's third-period goal lifts Canadiens over Blue Jackets 4-2
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Joel Armia scored the go-ahead goal with three minutes left in the third period to rally the Montreal Canadiens over the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Wednesday night for their th...
Nov 29, 2023