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Final arguments on Monday in bail hearing for 3 Quebec extremist plot suspects
QUBEC - A Quebec court judge is expected to hear final arguments from the Crown and defence attorneys on Monday in a bail hearing for three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region. The ...
Jul 25, 2025
Reading College sets all-time high with 77 graduates
Nearly 80 Grade 2 students graduated from Reading College at Red Deer Polytechnic on Friday morning.In front of their peers and family members, 77 students walked across the stage in the main gymnasiu...
Jul 25, 2025
How lessons can be learned from B.C.'s Red Chris mine to help future rescues
A rescuer who has experienced the relief that comes with successfully freeing people trapped underground, says lessons learned at a rescue operation at British Columbia's Red Chris mine can help teams...
Jul 25, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions in third ruling since high court decision
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing the third court ruling bl...
Jul 25, 2025
Lottie Woad takes 2-shot lead over Nelly Korda in pro debut at Women's Scottish Open
IRVINE, Scotland (AP) - Lottie Woad of England played bogey-free Friday and took advantage of unusually calm conditions toward the end to post a 7-under 65, giving the English star a two-shot lead ove...
Jul 25, 2025
Major crop conditions rated 93 per cent good to excellent in Central Alberta region
Major crop conditions throughout central Alberta increased to 93 per cent good to excellent, up from 87 per cent last week and well above the 5-year average of 54 per cent. That according to the lates...
Jul 25, 2025
Police recapture convicted murderer who escaped prison north of Montreal
MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a convicted murderer who escaped from a Quebec prison nearly three weeks ago has been recaptured. They say Lory Bill Germa was apprehended by the Montreal p...
Jul 25, 2025
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski playing with new perspective since cancer diagnosis
MONTREAL - Winning still feels great for Gabriela Dabrowski, but it's not the be-all and end-all like it used to be. Ever since her battle with cancer last year, swinging a tennis racket has taken on ...
Jul 25, 2025
Liberal MPs call for Canada to join France in recognizing Palestinian state
OTTAWA - Liberal members of Parliament are publicly calling on the Canadian government to follow France's lead in recognizing Palestine as a state. Toronto-area MP Salma Zahid said on a social media p...
Jul 25, 2025
Israeli ambassador rejects PM Carney's criticism of aid delivery in Gaza
OTTAWA - Israel's ambassador in Ottawa has issued a statement rejecting Canada's "condemnation" of humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza. The statement from Ambassador Iddo Moed urges Canada to keep up pr...
Jul 25, 2025