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US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase
CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced an American woman to 26 years in prison for helping to kill her mother and stuffing the body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation in Bali nearly...
Jan 17, 2024
Immigration department says 144 Gazans on track to come to Canada, pending biometrics
Ottawa has processed visa applications for 144 people in the Gaza Strip, putting them on track to be reunited with extended family members in Canada - as long as they can make it across the border for...
Jan 17, 2024
Housing minister warns against resistance to ending exclusionary zoning
TORONTO - Canada's Housing Minister is warning that municipalities without a ban on exclusionary zoning will not succeed with applications for federal housing accelerator funding. Speaking Wednesday a...
Jan 17, 2024
In-person engagements on future of Alberta health care start next week
The Government of Alberta says the future of health care is in your hands.Starting Jan. 23, the province will host a series of 40 in-person engagement sessions with health care workers and Albertans t...
Jan 17, 2024
South Korea's Eunjung Kim tops Ottawa's Rachel Homan at Canadian Open
RED DEER, Alta. - South Korea's Eunjung Kim stole a single point in the eighth end for a 6-5 victory over Ottawa's Rachel Homan on Wednesday at the Co-op Canadian Open. The result left both teams with...
Jan 17, 2024
Trial scheduled for Red Deer man facing firearms and stolen property charges
A trial date has been set for a Red Deer man facing numerous charges following the seizure of a large amount of firearms, ammunition, and stolen property last fall.Trent Fielder, 53, is scheduled for ...
Jan 17, 2024
Amid criticism, Canada asks Israel how it can help respond to Hamas sexual violence
OTTAWA - A multipartisan group of influential women is calling on Canada to help Israel heal from sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas, though it remains unclear what people in that country actually w...
Jan 17, 2024
Quebec man charged with killing three men with truck ordered to stand trial
AMQUI, Que. - A Quebec man accused of killing three people with his truck last March in a town about 350 kilometres northeast of Quebec City has been ordered to stand trial. Steeve Gagnon's preliminar...
Jan 17, 2024
Reports: Raptors trade two-time all-star Pascal Siakam to Pacers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have traded Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers, according to multiple media reports. ESPN reported Wednesday the Raptors will receive Bruce Brown, Jordan Nwora and three...
Jan 17, 2024
Star sprinter Andre De Grasse invests in AFC Toronto City women's soccer team
TORONTO - Star sprinter Andre De Grasse has bought into AFC Toronto City, the local entry in the proposed Canadian women's professional soccer league. Th eight-team league, the brainchild of former Ca...
Jan 17, 2024