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MPs condemn alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Irwin Cotler
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has condemned an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler. MPs in the House unanimously supported a Bloc Qubcois motion saluting C...
Nov 18, 2024
Trial begins for accused in freezing deaths of family near Manitoba border crossing
FERGUS FALLS - Jury selection got underway Monday in the trial of two men accused of smuggling migrants across the Canada-U.S. border. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being pa...
Nov 18, 2024
Lille forward Jonathan David serving as both goal-scorer and playmaker for Canada
TORONTO - While goals have been hard to come by for Canada under Jesse Marsch, Jonathan David has been at the centre of what offence there has been. With four goals and three assists, the 24-year-old ...
Nov 18, 2024
PWHL releases neutral-site schedule with games ranging from Vancouver to Quebec City
The PWHL is taking women's pro hockey to places from Raleigh, North Carolina, to the Pacific Northwest in releasing its nine-date schedule of neutral site games on Monday. Billed as the "Takeover Tour...
Nov 18, 2024
Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said the figh...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. In a letter Monday to House Speaker M...
Nov 18, 2024
2 are killed and 1 is critically wounded in New York City knife rampage. A suspect is in custody
NEW YORK (AP) - A man carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, killing two people and critically wounding a third without uttering a word to his victims, offici...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters. In a letter Monday to House Speaker M...
Nov 18, 2024
Parliament remains gridlocked amid Trump trade talk and postal strike
OTTAWA - Parliament closes in on its eighth week of gridlock over a privilege motion, as Canada Post employees are on strike and calls emerge to exclude Mexico from upcoming trade talks. While questio...
Nov 18, 2024
Man police linked to neo-Nazi group pleads not guilty to terrorism charges
OTTAWA - An Ottawa man is pleading not guilty to charges of terrorism and hate-speech related to the promotion of a far-right group. RCMP charged Patrick Gordon Macdonald in July 2023, alleging he too...
Nov 18, 2024