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US Supreme Court clears way for Arizona prisoner’s execution
FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the last-minute appeal from an Arizona prisoner to halt his execution less than one hour before he was scheduled to receive a lethal injectio...
May 11, 2022
Quebec woman raises alarm after region's only vet forced to quit over language laws
MONTREAL - Horse owners in a part of western Quebec say they're losing their only veterinarian because her French isn't good enough to pass the language test required to get a licence. More than 6,400...
May 11, 2022
Five things about the Montreal minke whale and why saving it isn't easy
MONTREAL - There appears to be little that humans can do to help the minke whale that has been spotted in the St. Lawrence River near Montreal find its way back home. Here are five things to help unde...
May 11, 2022
Rusty travellers, uneven flight volumes slowing airport security lines: Minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canada's airport security agency is increasing its staffing, but that a lack of workers is not the main culprit for the unacceptable delays passengers ar...
May 11, 2022
Canadian government charters flights for Ukrainians fleeing war
OTTAWA - Three Canadian charter flights to bring Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion will depart Poland in the coming weeks. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the flights will be available to som...
May 11, 2022
Quebec asks feds to close Roxham Road, says province can't handle influx of refugees
Quebec is asking the federal government to close a wooded border crossing south of Montreal because the province can't handle the number of asylum seekers entering the country. Premier Franois Legault...
May 11, 2022
Feds tweak draft regulations, following criticism, to ensure gun buyers have licence
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has revised draft firearm regulations to ensure someone buying a gun actually has a valid licence. When Bill C-71 received royal assent in 2019, the government said it ...
May 11, 2022
Reports: Hong Kong arrests Roman Catholic cardinal, others
HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong authorities arrested a Roman Catholic cardinal, a singer and at least two others on Wednesday on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's national secu...
May 11, 2022
Lethbridge City Council approves measures to recruit doctors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge will undertake a series of initiatives aimed at bringing more physicians to the community.At the Tuesday, May 10, 2022, regular meeting of Lethbridge City Counc...
May 11, 2022
Nobel laureate and physicist Wilczek wins Templeton Prize
Frank Wilczek, the Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist and author renowned for his boundary-pushing investigations into the fundamental laws of nature, was honored Wednesday with this year's pre...
May 11, 2022