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French man gets 4-month prison sentence for slapping Macron
VALENCE, France (AP) - A French court has sentenced a 28-year-old man to four months in prison for slapping President Macron in the face. Damien Tarel was quickly arrested after the swipe that caught ...
Jun 10, 2021

Privacy watchdog says RCMP's use of facial-recognition tool broke law
OTTAWA - The RCMP broke the law by using cutting-edge facial-recognition software to collect personal information, the federal privacy watchdog has found. In a report Thursday, privacy commissioner Da...
Jun 10, 2021

Trio of Canadians will chase US$300,000 top prize at Bassmaster Classic competition
Jeff Gustafson will take a different mindset and approach into the biggest event on the Bassmasters Elite Series. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont., will be in the 54-angler field that opens the US$1-million...
Jun 10, 2021

Quebec police say bodies found in Montreal-area home tied to murder-suicide
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say two bodies discovered in a home northeast of Montreal Wednesday morning involved a murder followed by a suicide. Lisette Corbeil, 56, and David Joly, 49, were f...
Jun 10, 2021

Liberal House leader accuses Conservatives of 'blocking' progress on key legislation
Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Conservatives are blocking the passage of "progressive legislation" put forward by the minority Liberals before MPs wrap up for the summer. In a news c...
Jun 10, 2021

New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7
WASHINGTON - A New York congressman says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss plans to reopen the Canada-U.S. border when they meet on the margins of the G7 summit. Rep. ...
Jun 10, 2021

ATB Financial raises outlook for economic growth in Alberta
CALGARY - ATB Financial is raising its outlook for economic growth in Alberta this year because of higher-than-expected oil prices, rising vaccination rates and a strong recovery in the U.S.It says it...
Jun 10, 2021

Iran sends warships to Atlantic amid Venezuela concerns
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean in a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, Iran's state TV reported on Thursday, ...
Jun 10, 2021

Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadians have a far more positive view of the United States and its place in the world now that Joe Biden is president, a new poll suggests - the polar opposite of how they felt at the e...
Jun 10, 2021

Pope rejects German cardinal's resignation, urges reform
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis refused Thursday to accept the resignation offered by German Cardinal Reinhard Marx over the sex abuse scandal in the church, but said a process of reform was necessary and th...
Jun 10, 2021