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Appeal Court to rule today on Quebec City mosque shooter's life sentence
Quebec's highest court is scheduled to deliver its ruling today on appeals to the life sentence of Alexandre Bissonnette, who shot and killed six men in a Quebec City mosque in 2017.Bissonnette was se...
Nov 26, 2020
Plaintiff in RCMP suit says despite abuse, mental health tolls, she'd do it all again
It cost her career, her mental health and a huge part of herself, but Janet Merlo says she's glad she came forward about the harassment she faced as an officer with Canada's national police force. "I'...
Nov 26, 2020
Fresh off majority government win, B.C.'s Horgan to introduce new NDP cabinet
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers. Horgan's cabinet unveiling comes after t...
Nov 26, 2020
UN warns of 'very critical' shortages in Ethiopia's Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations says shortages have become "very critical" in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region as its population of 6 million remains sealed off and its capital is under threat o...
Nov 25, 2020
Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed
BANGKOK - Thai officials say they have approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot. The acknowledgement from Thailand on Thursday came as a 33-...
Nov 25, 2020
Guns, drugs, stolen items seized in central Alberta crime bust
A month-long RCMP initiative focused on removing guns and drugs from the streets of rural central Alberta has been deemed a success.The project dubbed 'Project K CAD CDSA' ran from Oct. 20 through Nov...
Nov 25, 2020
Hockey Canada suspends world junior selection camp after positive COVID-19 tests
RED DEER - Hockey Canada has temporarily shutdown its national junior team selection camp following the confirmation of two positive COVID-19 tests among players.Hockey Canada announced on Wednesday t...
Nov 25, 2020
Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths
Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago. Police Constable Jen...
Nov 25, 2020
B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with resid...
Nov 25, 2020
MISSING: 36 y/o Tiffany Lowery from Innisfail
Innisfail RCMP have located Tiffany Lowery and no longer require media or public assistance.
Nov 25, 2020