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US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday. Congress was not...
Aug 13, 2024
B.C. man accused of sextortion of teenagers in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario: RCMP
BURNABY, B.C. - A British Columbia man is facing almost two dozen charges over allegations of online sexual extortion that police say stem from reports by several victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and On...
Aug 13, 2024
Montreal man sentenced to 10 years in U.S. for 'massive' telemarketing scheme
MONTREAL - A Montreal man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a Pennsylvania judge for operating a telemarketing scheme that defrauded American seniors of millions of dollars. Ari Tietolman wa...
Aug 13, 2024
RCMP arrest six following search warrant in Brocket
Multiple people have been charged following an RCMP investigation into drug trafficking.Last Friday, Piikani Nation RCMP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle leaving a residence in Brocket that was s...
Aug 13, 2024
Elks DL Oakman, Redblacks QB Powell lead CFL's Week 10 honour roll
TORONTO - Edmonton Elks defensive lineman Shawn Oakman, Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Taylor Powell and the Toronto Argonauts' offensive line highlight the CFL's honour roll for Week 10 of the season. ...
Aug 13, 2024
My Boy Prince installed as early 7-5 favourite for King's Plate
TORONTO - My Boy Prince has been installed as the 7-5 early favourite for the $1-million King's Plate. The 2024 Plate Trial winner, trained by Mark Casse, will break from the No. 7 post in the 1 1/4-m...
Aug 13, 2024
B.C. fruit group files for creditor protection after crop losses, 'liquidity crisis'
A group that had provided storage and packing services for British Columbia fruit growers for almost 90 years has filed for creditor protection after receiving a bank repayment notice. A statement fro...
Aug 13, 2024
Quebec launches group to study how AI can be used ethically in universities
QUBEC - The Quebec government is creating a consultation group to study the pedagogical and ethical issues related to the use of artificial intelligence in universities. In a news release today, the p...
Aug 13, 2024
Russia says it thwarted a Ukrainian charge to expand its incursion. Kyiv says it won't occupy land
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia said Tuesday that its forces checked an effort by Ukrainian troops to expand a stunning weeklong incursion into the Kursk region, as a Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman ...
Aug 13, 2024
Initiative to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri constitution qualifies for November ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri voters will decide in November whether to guarantee a right to abortion with a constitutional amendment that would reverse the state's near-total ban on the procedu...
Aug 13, 2024