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Anand stands by military police chief despite force's mishandling of cases
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand is standing by defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre's decision to keep Canada's top military police officer in his job for another two years. The extension was announced...
Jun 01, 2022
Justice minister says no 'larger discussion' on drug decriminalization underway
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says currently a "larger discussion" on decriminalization is not happening, aside from the specific measure taken with British Columbia. Lametti, who notes the ...
Jun 01, 2022
Wisconsin deputy not charged after new look at 2016 shooting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Two court-appointed prosecutors declined Wednesday to charge a Wisconsin sheriff's deputy in the 2016 fatal shooting of a man sleeping in a park. The decision validates a district...
Jun 01, 2022
Leader of now-defunct Colombian drug cartel dies in US jail
MIAMI (AP) - Gilberto Rodrguez Orejuela, an elderly leader of the former Cali cartel that smuggled vast amounts of cocaine from Colombia to the United States in the 1980s and 1990s, has died in a U.S....
Jun 01, 2022
Dick Pound's 44-year tenure as IOC member coming to a close
Dick Pound held almost every International Olympic Committee job there was except president during his 44 years as a member. Having reached his mandatory retirement age of 80 in March, the Canadian du...
Jun 01, 2022
Alberta Premier alarmed over move to decriminalize some illicit drugs in British Columbia
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's government is alarmed that British Columbia is moving to decriminalize some illicit drugs.The Government of British Columbia and the Government o...
Jun 01, 2022
Jury deliberating for third day in Depp-Heard libel trial
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - A jury in Virginia is deliberating for a third day in the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The seven-person civil jury resumed deliberations Wednesday morning afte...
Jun 01, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.5 per cent
The Bank of Canada is making a big raise to its key interest rate for the second time in two months as it forecasts even higher consumer prices this year.The central bank is increasing its policy rate...
Jun 01, 2022
Alberta taking new actions for youth affected by pandemic
The Government of Alberta says it is to take new actions to support children and youth affected by the pandemic.The cross-ministry action plan is informed, the government says, by the Child and Youth ...
Jun 01, 2022
Montreal Canadiens sign coach Martin St. Louis to three-year extension
Martin St. Louis has officially become the 32nd head coach in Montreal Canadiens history after signing a three-year extension with the National Hockey League club on Wednesday. St. Louis had been serv...
Jun 01, 2022