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Élections Québec scraps plan to hold internet vote pilot project in 2025
MONTREAL - Quebec's elections agency has cancelled a pilot project to test internet voting during the 2025 municipal elections. lections Qubec said in a statement today the companies that answered a c...
Apr 11, 2024
Reviews complete for nearly 50 youth dead or injured in past year: Child and Youth Advocate
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) says investigative reviews for 48 young people who died or were seriously injured in the past year are now complete.The OCYA says 47 of the 48 are con...
Apr 11, 2024
Finland advances to women's world hockey semifinals with 3-1 win over Switzerland
UTICA, N.Y. - Susanna Tapani scored the winning goal and added an assist as Finland advanced to the semifinals of the world women's hockey championship with a 3-1 win over Switzerland on Thursday. Tap...
Apr 11, 2024
Sentencing date set for man charged in Red Deer carjacking
A sentencing date has been set for a Lacombe man charged in a Red Deer carjacking nearly three years ago.Quinten Anthony Meyer, 28, is scheduled for sentencing in Red Deer Court of Justice on May 8, 2...
Apr 11, 2024
Foreign interference is 'huge challenge,' French PM says after meeting with Trudeau
OTTAWA - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says foreign interference is a "huge challenge" that requires countries to keep their citizens informed about the risks. Attal made the comment today along...
Apr 11, 2024
Winnipeg Blue Bombers post 2023 operating profit of $5.7 million
WINNIPEG - It was another strong season off the field for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The CFL club announced it posted a net operating profit of $5.7 million in 2023, a season that saw Winnipeg (14-4) ...
Apr 11, 2024
Reaction to the death of O.J. Simpson
Reaction to the death of O.J. Simpson after battling prostate cancer. He was 76. Simpson's family announced the news on his X account. Relatives said he died Wednesday. ___ "O.J. Simpson was the first...
Apr 11, 2024
Homan stays perfect at Players' Championship with 7-4 win over Wrana
TORONTO - Rachel Homan remained perfect at the Grand Slam of Curling's season-ending Players' Championship with a 7-4 win over Sweden's Isabella Wrana in Thursday's early draw. Homan's Ottawa rink had...
Apr 11, 2024
Montreal English school board seeks leave to appeal Bill 21 ruling to Supreme Court
MONTREAL - The English Montreal School Board says it will seek permission to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a recent decision upholding Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21. Quebec's Court...
Apr 11, 2024
Higgs says he didn't expect gender policy changes in schools to become national wave
OTTAWA - Premier Blaine Higgs says he never expected other provinces to follow New Brunswick's lead on requiring teachers to seek parental consent before using a student's preferred pronouns. Higgs wa...
Apr 11, 2024