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Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Qubcois legislator Harold LeBel has been sentenced to eight months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge F...
Jan 26, 2023
Blinken will travel to Mideast amid US concern over violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend in his first trip to the Middle East this year, amid an escalation in Israeli-Palestinia...
Jan 26, 2023
Rybakina tops Azarenka to make Australian Open women's final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thur...
Jan 26, 2023
Rybakina tops Azarenka to make Australian Open women's final
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina reached her second final in the past three Grand Slam tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Australian Open on Thur...
Jan 26, 2023
Palestinians say Israeli troops kill 9 in West Bank raid
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) - Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others during a raid in a flashpoint area of the occupied West...
Jan 26, 2023
In The News for Jan. 26 : Economists watching labour market as BoC pauses rate hikes
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jan 26, 2023
Canada sharing Haiti sanctions evidence, in bid to convince UN peers to freeze elites
Ottawa is sharing confidential dossiers in a bid to convince countries like France to join its efforts to sanction Haiti's elites, says Canada's ambassador to the United Nations. "We continue to share...
Jan 26, 2023
Via Rail executives to address parliamentary committee on holiday travel mess
OTTAWA - Via Rail executives are set to address a federal committee today about the delays that plagued travellers over the holidays. Earlier this month, the Crown corporation apologized for the wides...
Jan 26, 2023
Impersonators posing as homeowners linked to 32 fraud cases in Ontario and B.C.
Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest. Insurance invest...
Jan 26, 2023
Sirens across Ukraine as authorities report Russian attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian officials said Thursday that Russia has launched a wave of missile and self-exploding drone attacks on the country. Air raid sirens wailed nationwide, but there were no ...
Jan 26, 2023