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‘Freedom Convoy’ to hear from Ottawa police as trial enters its second day
OTTAWA - A court in Ottawa is expected to hear from additional members of city's police service today on the second day of the trial of two key 'Freedom Convoy' organizers.The 16-day hearing began Tue...
Sep 06, 2023
Tropical Storm Lee strengthens into a hurricane as it churns across Atlantic toward Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Tropical Storm Lee strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as it churned through the open waters of the Atlantic on a path that would take it near the northeast Caribbe...
Sep 06, 2023
‘Senseless violence’: Calgary police chief promising arrests after weekend riot
CALGARY, AB - Calgary's police chief says the people responsible for a riot between two Eritrean factions on the long weekend will be held accountable.Chief Const. Mark Neufeld told reporters Tuesday ...
Sep 06, 2023
Ex-national team players excited by Canadian men's growth, exposure on world stage
Hope has turned into reality for former members of the Canadian senior men's basketball team. Canada clinched its first-ever semifinal spot at the FIBA Men's Basketball World Cup on Wednesday with a w...
Sep 06, 2023
Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling scandal
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The felony convictions of four Navy officers in a sprawling bribery case were vacated due to prosecutorial misconduct Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino called the miscon...
Sep 06, 2023
A judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier used to deter migrants to the bank of the Rio Grande
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to move a large floating barrier to the bank of the Rio Grande after protests from the the U.S. and Mexican governments over Republican ...
Sep 06, 2023
Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalized abortion nationwide Wednesday, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state. That earlier ruling had set off a gr...
Sep 06, 2023
Two Piranhas representing Canada at the World Junior Swimming Championships
Two members of the Grande Prairie Piranhas Swim Team are part of Team Canada which is in Israel this week for the World Junior Swimming Championships.Oliver Dawson and the rest of the Canadian team fi...
Sep 06, 2023
Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden by end of September
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal prosecutors are seeking to bring a new indictment against President Joe Biden's son Hunter by the end of September, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The exact ch...
Sep 06, 2023
A football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) - A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field resigned Wednesday after just one game back....
Sep 06, 2023