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Montreal police ask for public help as they investigate assaults on two Hasidic Jews
MONTREAL - The Montreal police hate crimes unit is asking for the public's help as it attempts to identify a young man who assaulted two Hasidic Jews on the night of Jan. 20. In a security video of th...
Apr 20, 2023

Regimental funeral for Alberta RCMP officer who died on duty
A regimental funeral is underway for an Alberta RCMP officer who died while driving to assist fellow officers.Const. Harvinder Singh Dhami, a member of the Strathcona County detachment east of Edmonto...
Apr 20, 2023

US moves military assets to Djibouti for possible Sudan evac
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is moving military assets to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. Two Bi...
Apr 20, 2023

Indigenous groups going to court over Quebec's French-language reforms
QUEBEC - Two Indigenous groups are going to court over the reforms passed last year to Quebec's French-language law. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador and the First Nations Education Counc...
Apr 20, 2023

Quebec education minister issues directive banning prayer rooms in schools
MONTREAL - Quebec's education minister is moving forward with a promise to ban prayer rooms in schools. Bernard Drainville issued a directive late Wednesday saying schools must ensure that none of the...
Apr 20, 2023

Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says the federal government doesn't know how well its regulations are working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. One of his spring audits issued today ...
Apr 20, 2023

Hatters encouraged to help beautify the city
Medicine Hat, AB--The City of Medicine Hat is encouraging residents to get out and help beautify the community for Earth Day."Earth Day is an important reminder that we all have a responsibility to pr...
Apr 20, 2023

Feds can't say which regulations to cut greenhouse gas emissions are working: audit
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco says the federal government doesn't know how well its regulations are working to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. One of his spring audits issued today ...
Apr 20, 2023

Family of N.S. student murdered in drug deal deliver impact statements in court
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge heard victim impact statements today during a sentencing hearing for a former Halifax medical student who murdered a 22-year-old man during a drug deal. William Sandeson ...
Apr 20, 2023

Canada Soccer says it was not consulted on U.S.-Mexico bid for 2027 Women's World Cup
TORONTO - Canada Soccer says it was not consulted about the joint bid by the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2027 Women's World Cup. The U.S. Soccer Federation and Mexico Football Federation announced the...
Apr 20, 2023