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Texas officer convicted of manslaughter in window shooting
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A former Texas police officer was convicted of manslaughter Thursday for fatally shooting a Black woman through a rear window of her home in 2019, a rare conviction of an offi...
Dec 15, 2022
Senate joins House of Commons in adjourning for a holiday break
OTTAWA - The Senate wrapped up its fall sitting today and has adjourned for a holiday break, a day after the House of Commons did the same. Parliamentarians are not scheduled to return to Ottawa until...
Dec 15, 2022
Quebec man granted bail in hit and run that killed 7-year-old Ukrainian girl
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area man charged in a hit and run that killed a 7-year-old girl as she was walking to school has been granted bail. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia was released on a series of conditi...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta to prosecute federal firearms ban on case-by-case basis
EDMONTON - The Alberta Government says it is taking steps to protect law-abiding gun owners.Justice Minister Tyler Shandro announced a couple of regulatory changes to firearms in the province.First, a...
Dec 15, 2022
Delegates at COP15 warned to dress warmly and bring extra socks as snowstorm looms
OTTAWA - If the weather outside is frightful, bring some extra socks and build a snowman. For most Canadians such advice ahead of a major winter storm is unnecessary. But for thousands of delegates at...
Dec 15, 2022
Canada is losing ground and falling behind U.S. on trade with Africa, senators say
OTTAWA - Senators are warning Trade Minister Mary Ng that Ottawa may be falling behind its peers in establishing deeper trade ties with Africa. The Senate foreign-affairs committee has been studying f...
Dec 15, 2022
Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's Malmo FF
VANCOUVER - Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden's Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK ...
Dec 15, 2022
Federal public servants to start returning to office next month with hybrid system
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board is expected to announce today that federal public servants will have to begin returning to the office a few days per week next month, with a phased-in hybrid model. Employe...
Dec 15, 2022
Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa
TORONTO - While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. "Probably each da...
Dec 15, 2022
Slovak government falls after losing no-confidence vote
PRAGUE (AP) - Slovakia's coalition government fell Thursday after losing a no-confidence vote in parliament called by the opposition following months of political crisis, in a development that could l...
Dec 15, 2022