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Welcome Baby: Montreal to give out free boxes of items for families with newborns
Montreal will give out boxes of free toys and baby supplies to every family in the city with a new infant starting next year. The so-called Welcome Baby boxes will be available in 45 city libraries as...
Aug 22, 2023
Attorney John Eastman surrenders to authorities on charges in Georgia 2020 election subversion case
ATLANTA (AP) - John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot...
Aug 22, 2023
Accused in Quebec daycare bus crash that killed two kids has case postponed
LAVAL, Que. - The court case of a Quebec man accused of killing two young children by driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has once again been postponed. Pierre Ny St-Amand was arrested aft...
Aug 22, 2023
Canada to seek judicial review of latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties
WASHINGTON - The federal government in Ottawa is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is seeking a judi...
Aug 22, 2023
Knicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as 'mole' to steal scouting secrets
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and oth...
Aug 22, 2023
Knicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as 'mole' to steal scouting secrets
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, their new head coach and a former Knicks scouting employee on Monday, saying the defendants conspired to steal thousands of videos and oth...
Aug 22, 2023
Feds look to sitting judges to lead foreign interference inquiry
CHARLOTTETOWN - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government is talking to sitting judges in its bid to find someone to lead a public inquiry into foreign interference. LeBlanc says it i...
Aug 22, 2023
Alberta communities set cool temperature records Sunday
CANMORE, AB - It is not often that we report on historically cool weather in August.However, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said that is exactly what happened in six communities in Alber...
Aug 22, 2023
Greek authorities say the bodies of 18 people have been found in area struck by a major wildfire
ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) - Greek authorities sid the bodies of 18 people were found Tuesday in an area of northeastern Greece struck by a major wildfire. Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday...
Aug 22, 2023
The African Union suspends Niger until 'the effective restoration of constitutional order'
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) - The African Union on Tuesday suspended Niger from all of its institutions and activities following last month's coup "until the effective restoration of constitutional order." The...
Aug 22, 2023