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Blackstock sees 'imbalance' between $55M lawyers' bill, welfare victims' compensation
OTTAWA - Cindy Blackstock, one of the people responsible for bringing forward a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case that led to a historic settlement agreement, says she is concerned about an "imbalan...
Nov 14, 2023
Food insecurity worsened last year, more pronounced in racialized families: StatCan
FREDERICTON - A Statistics Canada study says nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year. The study says that in 2022, 18 per cent of families reported experiencing food insecurity ...
Nov 14, 2023
Former Arizona Corrections director pleads no contest in armed standoff with officers at his home
PHOENIX (AP) - Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan has pleaded no contest Tuesday to a disorderly conduct charge for an encounter in which police say he fired a gun inside his Tempe home ...
Nov 14, 2023
Police arrest man on suspicion of manslaughter in death of hockey player Adam Johnson
SHEFFIELD, United Kingdom - Police in Sheffield, England, say they have made an arrest in the death of hockey player Adam Johnson. South Yorkshire Police said in a statement Tuesday that a man has bee...
Nov 14, 2023
Police investigating as 16 Montreal métro stations hit with pro-Palestinian posters
Montreal police are investigating after the walls of 16 mtro stations were covered overnight with pro-Palestinian posters. A spokesperson for Montreal's transit authority says posters with the message...
Nov 14, 2023
3 dead, 15 hospitalized when bus carrying students and truck crash on Ohio highway, officials say
ETNA, Ohio (AP) - A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear-ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an...
Nov 14, 2023
Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Liberals' controversial Online Streaming Act, which aims to modernize the country's broadcasting laws. The final direction fo...
Nov 14, 2023
CAE profits leap by a third as demand for pilot training takes off
MONTREAL - CAE Inc. continued to ride the tailwinds of a resurgence of commercial air travel last quarter, boosting its profits by 31 per cent year over year. CEO Marc Parent said Tuesday that the fli...
Nov 14, 2023
Los Angeles Kings to play two pre-season games in Quebec City in 2024
QUEBEC - The Los Angeles Kings will hold part of their 2024 training camp and play two pre-season games at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City, the team announced Tuesday. The Kings, who will train in...
Nov 14, 2023
Biden, Xi early headliners as leaders gather in California for Asia-Pacific summit
SAN FRANCISCO - Its 21 member economies represent nearly three billion people and 62 per cent of the world's GDP, generating US$30 trillion in global trade last year alone. But as Asia-Pacific Economi...
Nov 14, 2023
