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Democrat wins Arizona attorney general race after recount
PHOENIX (AP) - A recount of votes has confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes narrowly defeated Republican Abraham Hamadeh in the Arizona attorney general's race, one of the closest elections in state history. ...
Dec 30, 2022
Court in Myanmar again finds Suu Kyi guilty of corruption
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison in the last of a string of crim...
Dec 30, 2022
Vatican: Benedict in stable condition, participated in Mass
ROME (AP) - Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after experiencing a health decline and was able to participate in a private Mass in his room, the Vatican said, as the faithful i...
Dec 30, 2022
Windsor to get millions in federal help for cost of Ambassador Bridge blockade
OTTAWA - The federal government has set aside $6.9 million to cover the cost of dealing with last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protests at Canada's busiest border crossing, according to Public Safety Min...
Dec 30, 2022
Influenza, RSV and COVID-19 on the decline across Quebec
MONTREAL - The three respiratory viruses that had been causing chaos in the fall in Quebec hospitals - COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus - are all on the decline, the province's publ...
Dec 30, 2022
A look at six Canadian police officers who were killed in recent months
Six police officers have been killed in Canada since September. Here's a look at their cases and who they were: Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, 28 The Ontario Provincial Police has said Pierzchala was res...
Dec 30, 2022
'It's going to change the Bugaboos forever': large rockfall found on Snowpatch Spire
INVERMERE, B.C. - Mountain guide James Madden was flying over Snowpatch Spire in Bugaboo Provincial Park last week surveying weather conditions when he saw dust clouds. He then snapped photos of a hug...
Dec 30, 2022
First Nations police chief hopes federal bill will come with adequate funding
The head of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association says he hopes a federal bill in the works that aims to make Indigenous policing an essential service will come with adequate funding to ensur...
Dec 30, 2022
Eby resolves to keep spending in new year, making most of forecast budget windfall
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby took office in B.C. amid a whirlwind of spending announcements and he's not making any resolutions of frugality in the new year. Instead he said he plans to make the most ...
Dec 30, 2022
Cannabis-infused figs in Quebec may be delicious, but black market still thriving
MONTREAL - Cauliflower, garden beet, reishi mushroom - these are some of the odd flavours of edibles for sale at Quebec's provincially owned cannabis stores. Quebec prohibits edibles - cannabis-infuse...
Dec 30, 2022