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New Brunswick government reaches settlement deal with two wrongfully convicted men
FREDERICTON - Innocence Canada says a "satisfactory" conditional settlement has been reached between the New Brunswick government and two men who were wrongfully convicted of a 1983 murder. Ron Dalton...
Feb 29, 2024
Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza kills and wounds dozens
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An apparent Israeli strike on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday has killed and wounded dozens, according to a local hospital offici...
Feb 29, 2024
Saskatchewan government to decide on remitting carbon levy to Ottawa
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to decide whether its natural gas utility will remit carbon levies to Ottawa. Premier Scott Moe had announced SaskEnergy would stop collecting carbon levies...
Feb 29, 2024
Bill 21: Quebec Court of Appeal to rule on constitutionality of secularism law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal will rule today on the constitutionality of the province's secularism law, better known as Bill 21. The 2019 law declares the province is a secular state and incl...
Feb 29, 2024
On famous Trudeau anniversary, no snow, or resignation, in prime minister's forecast
OTTAWA - The famous "walk in the snow" that purportedly spurred Pierre Trudeau's departure as prime minister 40 years ago has taken on such mythical proportions in Canadian politics that it even has i...
Feb 29, 2024
An AI 'hallucination' turned up in a B.C. court case. Experts say it's a wake-up call
Vancouver tech lawyer Ryan Black's work with video game companies put him in a position to watch the rise of artificial intelligence in the industry. Now he finds himself on the front lines again as h...
Feb 29, 2024
High winds and icy conditions trigger warnings and power outages
Extreme cold, flash freezing and high wind warnings are in effect for much of Northern and Eastern Canada. Up North, the community of Kugaaruk, in Nunavut, is forecast to see dangerous windchill lows ...
Feb 29, 2024
Flames menace multiple towns as wildfire grows into one of the largest in Texas history
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) - A cluster of wildfires that scorched the Texas Panhandle included a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, with flames moving with alarming speed and blackeni...
Feb 28, 2024
Connor McDavid breaks scoring drought with 3-2 winner over St. Louis Blues
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner and added a pair of assists as the Edmonton Oilers bounced back from another dreadful start to defeat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday. McDavid...
Feb 28, 2024
NBA MVP race continues to be dominated by international superstars
TORONTO - Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is among the non-American stars who continue to dominate the NBA MVP conversation. Denver's Nikola Jokic of Serbia, Milwaukee's ...
Feb 28, 2024