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Bear in a tree holds Michigan city in suspense for hours on Mother's Day
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother's Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mat...
May 15, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Red Deer homicide
A preliminary hearing will take place this fall for a man charged in a Red Deer murder last year.Tyreece Evans-Goodrunning, 21, of Red Deer, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, to...
May 15, 2023
House passes official languages bill to enshrine francophone immigration in law
OTTAWA - A bill that aims to enshrine a francophone immigration program into law is heading to the Senate after clearing the House of Commons. Bill C-13 would modernize the Official Languages Act and ...
May 15, 2023
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign with withering criticism ...
May 15, 2023
Canadian linebacker Jordan Williams gives Toronto roster options, versatility
GUELPH, Ont. - Different team, different city, same mindset for Jordan Williams. The Canadian linebacker is preparing for his third CFL season but first with the Toronto Argonauts. B.C. dealt Williams...
May 15, 2023
Green Party deputy leader to run in upcoming Montreal byelection
OTTAWA - Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault is planning to run for a seat in the House of Commons in an upcoming byelection in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grce-Westmount riding. The 32-year-old...
May 15, 2023
After first 100 days in office, Montreal police chief says gun crime trending down
Montreal's new police chief says he's seeing progress in the fight against gun crime after 100 days in office. Fady Dagher told reporters today that between Jan. 1 and April 30, there was a single mur...
May 15, 2023
Inquiry into entirety of Canadian sport system called for at parliamentary hearing
OTTAWA - Own The Podium CEO Anne Merklinger says the organization would be in support of an inquiry into Canada's sport system as a whole, rather than just safe sport. Merklinger referred to safe spor...
May 15, 2023
White House: Russia looks to purchase more attack drones from Iran after depleting stockpile
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday said that Russia is looking to buy additional advanced attack drones from Iran for use in the Kremlin's war in Ukraine after using up most of the 400 drones...
May 15, 2023
Canada edges Slovakia 2-1 in shootout to remain unbeaten at world hockey championship
RIGA, Latvia - Jack Quinn scored the winning shootout goal as Canada edged Slovakia 2-1 Monday at the world hockey championship. Canada goaltender Sam Montembeault clinched the win by stopping Martin ...
May 15, 2023