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Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Quebec judge over hijab disciplinary probe
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge who tried to oblige a woman to remove her hijab in court has lost a legal bid to avoid appearing before the provincial judicial council. The Supreme Court of Canada announced...
Dec 13, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear case involving facts used in assisted-dying case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a severely ill woman who wants to accelerate a lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal governme...
Dec 13, 2018
Fish and Game Association opposes Jason Kenney's proposal to sell Crown land
EDMONTON- Another group has come out against United Conservative leader Jason Kenney’s proposal to sell public land in northwestern Alberta to help balance the province’s books. Kenney flo...
Dec 13, 2018
Court nixes pension law that prompted teacher protests
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that made changes to one of the country’s worst-funded public pension systems, a victory for teachers who closed schools...
Dec 13, 2018
EU leaders wary of May's plea for help selling Brexit deal
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May implored European Union leaders Thursday to help her sell the Brexit divorce deal at home, only to be told that her proposals are not clear enough for the...
Dec 13, 2018
May Day: British leader's respite won't end Brexit mess
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May is safe, for now. She has survived a no-confidence vote engineered by her own Conservative Party, and can’t be challenged again for a year. But that hasn̵...
Dec 13, 2018
Tory senators stalling laws for political advantage, Independents say
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being accused of deliberately stalling Liberal government legislation to keep it in the public eye for political benefit. That’s particularly true of Bill C-69...
Dec 13, 2018
Russian parliament runs rap song contest amid crackdown
MOSCOW - The Russian parliament on Thursday announced a rap song competition amid a crackdown on contemporary music that evoked Soviet-era censorship of the arts. A dozen rappers have had their shows ...
Dec 13, 2018
Guards injured, money stolen during overnight blast at Edmonton bank
EDMONTON - Two security guards were injured in an explosion during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene said the guards - a man and a woman emplo...
Dec 13, 2018
Police: Teen, officers exchange gunfire at middle school
RICHMOND, Ind. - A 14-year-old boy who arrived at an Indiana middle school Thursday morning that was already on lockdown after a tip about potential violence shot out glass in a locked door and entere...
Dec 13, 2018