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CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court will not hear N.L. constable's sex assault appeal
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a Newfoundland police officer convicted of a 2014 sexual assault. The decision today from the country's highest court closes...
Feb 29, 2024
Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will bring back visa requirements for people from Mexico because of a spike in asylum claims in recent years. Miller says Mexicans accounted for 1...
Feb 29, 2024
Save the date: Macron says he'll swim in the River Seine as he inspects Paris' new Olympic village
French President Emmanuel Macron boldly promised to swim in the River Seine being cleaned up for the Paris Olympics as he toured the new complex that will house athletes on Thursday. Macron cited poll...
Feb 29, 2024
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba banned for 4 years for doping
ROME (AP) - Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba was banned for the maximum four years by Italy's anti-doping court on Thursday after the World Cup winner tested positive for testosterone. Pogba's positive ...
Feb 29, 2024
Putin pays tribute to Russian national unity as fighting grinds on in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russian national unity amid the fighting in Ukraine in a state-of-the-nation address ahead of next month's election he's all but certain to wi...
Feb 29, 2024
In the news today: Pharmacare legislation to be tabled and "Not a chance" PM resigns
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals to table pharmacare legislation Health Minister Mark Holland is expect...
Feb 29, 2024
Liberals to table Pharmacare bill one day ahead of deadline negotiated with NDP
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to table a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in...
Feb 29, 2024
Online booking fees 'completely avoidable,' Cineplex argues in junk fee case
OTTAWA - The Competition Tribunal is hearing a second day of arguments today in a case that could decide whether Cineplex can keep charging customers an extra fee for buying movie tickets online. Lawy...
Feb 29, 2024
Fair treatment of African Nova Scotians at the centre of new prosecution policy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Crown prosecutors were handed new tools today to root out systemic anti-Black racism long embedded within the province's justice system. After years of study, the province's Publ...
Feb 29, 2024
Saskatchewan inquest into killer's in-custody death to hear from final two witnesses
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan coroner's inquest into the death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a stabbing rampage is expected to hear from its final two witnesses. Jurors have hear...
Feb 29, 2024