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Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday sued the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection as the chairman of the panel pledged to move ...
Dec 08, 2021
Congress set to change military sexual assault prosecutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate, Congress is on track to change how the U.S. military handles sexual assault cases, by taking some authority out of the hands of commanders and instead using in...
Dec 08, 2021
Some Hamilton football fans still give former Ticat O'Shea the gears for leaving town
HAMILTON - He's been gone since 2000 but it seems some Hamilton football fans still haven't forgiven Mike O'Shea for leaving the Tiger-Cats. O'Shea had two separate stints as a linebacker with Hamilto...
Dec 08, 2021
Quebec committee says Alzheimer's patients should get access to doctor-assisted death
QUEBEC - A Quebec committee of elected officials says anyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should be able to sign an advance request for medical aid in dying. That is the main recommendation prop...
Dec 08, 2021
Tories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest sec...
Dec 08, 2021
Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. Coast Guard diver lowed from the sky Wednesday braved frigid rapids to get to a car submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls, only to find it was too late t...
Dec 08, 2021
Murdaugh killings in South Carolina unsolved 6 months later
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family's estate, their killings remain unsolved. But while little is said...
Dec 08, 2021
Politicians raise concerns about carbon pricing benefits given to oilsands companies
EDMONTON - Federal and provincial politicians are raising questions about Alberta government support provided to profitable oilsands companies that say carbon pricing hurts their competitiveness. A re...
Dec 08, 2021
Alberta RCMP offers mail safety tips for the Holiday Season
Following months of distance, the Alberta RCMP understands that Albertans treasure #UnwrappingMoments with friends and family, now more than ever. #UnwrappingMoments might be a present under a tree, a...
Dec 08, 2021
The AP Interview: CDC chief says omicron mostly mild so far
NEW YORK (AP) - More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wedn...
Dec 08, 2021