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New shipbuilding delay leaves Canada reliant on allies, civilian ship to supply navy
Ottawa is reporting another delay in the delivery of new support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy, meaning Canada will need to rely on a civilian ship and the goodwill of allies to resupply its naval...
Jun 30, 2022
Feds open sweeping probe into work of NYPD sex crimes unit
NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the New York Police Department's treatment of sex crime victims after concluding there is "significant justification" to do so and after re...
Jun 30, 2022
Quebec group goes to court over Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's lack of French
MONTREAL - A group of Quebecers is going to court to argue that Mary Simon's appointment as governor general should be invalidated because she isn't fluent in French. The group, led by historian Frdri...
Jun 30, 2022
Canadians urged to catch up on vaccinations, prepare for fall boosters
Federal health officials are bracing Canadians for another round of COVID-19 vaccines expected to roll out in the fall, and are urging those behind on their boosters to catch up now. Canada's chief pu...
Jun 30, 2022
Mete denies involvement in alleged sexual assault involving Canada's 2018 junior team
NHL defenceman Victor Mete says he was not involved in an alleged sexual assault involving members of Canada's 2018 world junior hockey team. Mete was a member of Canada's team that won gold at the me...
Jun 30, 2022
Supreme Court will not hear appeal by convicted B.C. sex trafficker Reza Moazami
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a British Columbia man convicted of trafficking 11 female victims, including underage girls, for sex. Reza Moazami, who was sentenced to 23 year...
Jun 30, 2022
Canada's Taylor Pendrith out of John Deere Classic after testing positive for COVID
Canada's Taylor Pendrith's return to the PGA Tour will be delayed by a week. Pendrith tested positive for COVID-19 this morning, keeping him out of the John Deere Classic. The product of Richmond Hill...
Jun 30, 2022
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation's highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court'...
Jun 30, 2022
Texas woman accused in cyclist death captured in Costa Rica
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday...
Jun 30, 2022
Texas woman accused in cyclist death captured in Costa Rica
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Texas woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home has been arrested in Costa Rica, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday...
Jun 30, 2022