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U.N. halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the southern Gaza city
CAIRO (AP) - The United Nations says it has suspended food distribution in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. It also said no aid trucks entered via a pier set up ...
May 21, 2024
Freeland says government will introduce capital gains legislation before summer break
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government will introduce legislation to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains before the parliamentary summer break. The federal bu...
May 21, 2024
Ex-NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to felony charges in Arizona election interference case
PHOENIX (AP) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to nine felony charges stemming from his role in an effort to overturn Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Arizona t...
May 21, 2024
Opposition push to oust Speaker for third time over Liberal post attacking Poilievre
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives, backed by the Bloc Qubcois, are calling for the House Speaker to resign over what they say is yet another display of partisan behaviour. The accusation stems fro...
May 21, 2024
Federal Court certifies class-action lawsuit against military over mental health
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has certified another class-action lawsuit against the military, filed by a man who says he faced discrimination because of his mental health. Dan Thomas will represent plai...
May 21, 2024
Winnipeg trial hears admitted serial killer searched web for serial killer definition
WINNIPEG - The trial of man who has admitted to killing four women has heard he searched the internet to look up the definition of what it means to be a serial killer. A Winnipeg police analyst says o...
May 21, 2024
Cooler, wetter weather aids B.C. wildfire fight in northeast
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says cooler, wetter conditions are allowing crews to make progress in their firefight in the province's northeast where thousands of evacuees remain out of their ho...
May 21, 2024
Canada sanctions Russian companies accused of shipping North Korea weapons to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada has again sanctioned Russians and companies it says are supporting Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions apply to two men and six shipping companies that Ottawa says have "facili...
May 21, 2024
Meta's news ban in Canada: screenshots win, local news loses, study shows
OTTAWA - The time, money and effort Iain Burns put into growing an audience on Facebook for several local news outlets in British Columbia felt like it disappeared in a single day. Facebook pages for ...
May 21, 2024
South Peace Regional Archives re-opens Wednesday at Centre 2000
The public will once again be able to access historical records from the South Peace Region on Wednesday, May 22. The relocation of the South Peace Regional Archives from the Grande Prairie Museum to ...
May 21, 2024