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Saskatchewan mass stabbing sparks law to suspend benefits for offenders at large
REGINA - Saskatchewan says it wants to suspend government benefits to violent offenders who have warrants out for their arrest. The Saskatchewan Party government introduced legislation today that woul...
Dec 01, 2022
Joly ups cash for International Criminal Court sex-crime probes, as Russia rift grows
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is announcing another $1 million for the International Criminal Court. The money is meant to support the court's investigations into sexual and gender-bas...
Dec 01, 2022
'Maybe tomorrow will be too late.' War adds urgency for Ukrainian artists
KYIV, Ukraine - At first glance, the space looks like any other trendy gallery in a western country: faded walls, a stylish caf where regulars chat quietly, all in a neighbourhood that wouldn't look t...
Dec 01, 2022
Inquiry into Emergencies Act urged to recommend greater political oversight of police
OTTAWA - A political scientist says there is virtue in clearly defining the difference between government oversight of law enforcement and the independence of police, although it is not as straightfor...
Dec 01, 2022
Case of Quebec man charged in plot to overthrow Haitian government put off to January
QUEBEC - The case of a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose has been put off to the new year. Grald Nicolas was not in court as lawyers ...
Dec 01, 2022
New COVID-19 cases down in Alberta this week
The number of Albertans hospitalized with COVID-19 has gone down this week but the number of those inpatients in ICU has gone up.The province posted its weekly update on Wednesday, reporting that 1,07...
Dec 01, 2022
Parti Québécois barred from Quebec legislature after refusing to take oath to King
QUEBEC - The three recently elected Parti Qubcois members who have steadfastly refused to swear the oath of office to the King were barred today from taking their seats in the legislature. PQ Leader P...
Dec 01, 2022
In The News for Dec. 1: Canada gains on U.S. in permanent resident race
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 01, 2022
NDP call for boycott of India hosting G20, citing treatment of religious minorities
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are calling on the Liberals to boycott India's hosting of the G20, citing that country's treatment of minorities. Today, India started its term in the rotating presidency of...
Dec 01, 2022
Advocates criticize slow expansion of needle exchange program in federal prisons
OTTAWA - Health advocates say the federal prison needle exchange program is failing because of a poor rollout by the Correctional Service and a lack of improvement since it was introduced four years a...
Dec 01, 2022