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Feds try to avoid Australian pitfalls in online news bill
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it is learning from Australia's experience when it comes to requiring online giants to pay news outlets to use their content. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on...
Apr 06, 2022
Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal train derailment lawsuits
Defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a British Columbia train derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees. The derailment...
Apr 06, 2022
Leona Alleslev officially enters Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - Former Conservative deputy leader Leona Alleslev has officially announced she's running for leadership of the party. Alleslev, who lost her Greater Toronto Area seat in last year's federal el...
Apr 06, 2022
Texas lawmakers to meet with woman facing execution
HOUSTON (AP) - A group of bipartisan Texas lawmakers planned on Wednesday to visit a death row inmate whose execution they are trying to stop amid doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old ...
Apr 06, 2022
Judge acquits man of misdemeanors in Capitol riot trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted a New Mexico man of misdemeanor charges that he illegally entered the U.S. Capitol and engaged in disorderly conduct after he walked into the b...
Apr 06, 2022
Police: At least 5 gunmen involved in Sacramento shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Police believe at least five shooters were involved in the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento last weekend and that it was gang-related violence. The Sacramento police depa...
Apr 06, 2022
More cost overruns, delays coming for delivery of new navy, coast guard fleets
OTTAWA - Federal bureaucrats are warning that more cost overruns and delays are on the horizon for the delivery of new ships to Canada's navy and coast guard. The warnings come as the Liberal governme...
Apr 06, 2022
Canada star Alphonso Davies makes return from myocarditis in Champions League match
VILLARREAL, Spain - Alphonso Davies has been named to Bayern Munich's starting 11 for its Champions League quarterfinal Wednesday against Spain's Villarreal, marking the Canadian star's first match si...
Apr 06, 2022
Local groups can apply to be part of Fuel Good Day 2022
Local non-profits looking to fill-up their funding can get some help at an annual event later this year.The Armstrong Regional Co-op (ARC) is accepting applications from registered non-profits and cha...
Apr 06, 2022
Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget
OTTAWA - The final message to Scotiabank shareholders from its president and CEO's annual address: a higher tax on the country's biggest banks is a tax on you. Brian Porter called a tax hike that's wi...
Apr 06, 2022
