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Chantel Moore shot by N.B. police officer in chest, abdomen and leg, inquest hears
FREDERICTON - The pathologist who conducted an autopsy on Chantel Moore says the 26-year-old Indigenous woman was shot twice in the chest, once in the abdomen and once in her left leg. Moore was kille...
May 18, 2022
Russia shuts down CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow bureau, removes journalist accreditations
Russia's Foreign Ministry says it is shutting down CBC/Radio-Canada's Moscow bureau and revoking the accreditations and visas of its journalists. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says the ...
May 18, 2022
RCMP incident commander says radio service a challenge during N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX - A retired RCMP officer who led much of the response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia testified today that spotty radio service posed challenges as Mounties chased a murderous suspect...
May 18, 2022
Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' highest court on Wednesday upheld a Republican redistricting law that makes it harder for the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation to win reelection in a b...
May 18, 2022
Day 3 of jury deliberations in Quebec City Halloween 2020 murder trial
QUEBEC - The 11 jurors considering the fate of the accused in Quebec City's Halloween 2020 sword attack that left two people dead and five others injured are deliberating for a third day. Carl Girouar...
May 18, 2022
Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor among finalists for NHL's Lady Byng Trophy
NEW YORK - Winnipeg Jets winger Kyle Connor is one of three finalists for the National Hockey League's Lady Byng Memorial Trophy. The award is presented annually to the player best combining sportsman...
May 18, 2022
Inflation rate up slightly in April to 6.8 per cent; Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation crept up in April as the cost of nearly everything at the grocery store continued to climb higher. The agency says its consumer price index...
May 18, 2022
Ex-cop pleads guilty to manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea ...
May 18, 2022
Vote counting drags on in Pennsylvania's GOP Senate primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Heart surgeon-turned-TV celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick went into Wednesday essentially tied in Pennsylvania's hotly contested Republican nomin...
May 18, 2022
US Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men
The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching mo...
May 18, 2022