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Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific
A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific has uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enforcement chief ...
Aug 14, 2025
Canada's Owen Caissie makes big-league debut for Cubs against Blue Jays
TORONTO - After a frenzied travel day, Canadian outfielder Owen Caissie was set to make his big-league debut for the Chicago Cubs on Thursday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Caissie caught a morning fligh...
Aug 14, 2025
California moving forward with partisan redistricting effort to counter Texas' move
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom stood with other prominent Democratic leaders Thursday to announce that the state will move forward with a partisan plan to redraw congressional maps in...
Aug 14, 2025
U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department has released a new human rights report that takes aim at Canada's Online News Act. The bill, which requires Meta and Google to compensate news publishers for the use...
Aug 14, 2025
Member of cultlike Zizian group faces new murder charge in border patrol agent’s death
A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop in January has been indicted on murder and other new charges that make her eligible for the death penalty. Teresa Yo...
Aug 14, 2025
Kaion Julien-Grant, Elks hoping for more consistency against Argonauts
EDMONTON - Like many elite athletes, Kaion Julien-Grant's post-game self assessments begin with the negatives before even considering his positive impacts. The Edmonton Elks receiver rates himself fir...
Aug 14, 2025
DC police chief agrees to deepen cooperation with federal immigration agents
WASHINGTON (AP) - The police chief of Washington, D.C., ordered an increase in cooperation between local officers and federal immigration agents on Thursday, a development that ramps up the stakes in ...
Aug 14, 2025
Ontario health officials report 3 new measles cases, all in Southwestern region
TORONTO - Health officials in Ontario are reporting just three new measles cases over the past week, all of them in the province's southwest region. Public Health Ontario says that brings the province...
Aug 14, 2025
Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English
MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign. The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to i...
Aug 14, 2025
Judge reduces suspension for two Montreal officers sanctioned for lying to watchdog
MONTREAL - A Quebec court judge has overturned the majority of the sanctions against two Montreal police officers who were suspended for lying about their interactions with an inmate who died in custo...
Aug 14, 2025