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Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be the first U.S. inmate shot to death in an execution in 15 years. Sigmon is...
Feb 21, 2025
Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report
OTTAWA - Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report s...
Feb 21, 2025
Jurors begin deliberating in the trial of a man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie
MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Friday in the trial of a New Jersey man charged with stabbing and trying to kill Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage. The jury got the case after...
Feb 21, 2025
Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
VANCOUVER - The Heiltsuk Nation has approved the adoption of a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast. The nation says 67 per cent of the 725 people who voted on...
Feb 21, 2025
Heiltsuk Nation written constitution passes with 67 per cent of votes
VANCOUVER - The Heiltsuk Nation has approved the adoption of a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia's central coast. The nation says 67 per cent of the 725 people who voted on...
Feb 21, 2025
Pope Francis' doctor says pontiff isn't out of danger but that his condition isn't life-threatening
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' condition isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on to...
Feb 21, 2025
Vancouver Canucks sign goaltender Lankinen to five-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed goaltender Kevin Lankinen to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of US$4.5 million, the club announced Friday. The 29-year-old Fin...
Feb 21, 2025
Quebec girl, 13, dies after she was found buried in snow in Montreal suburb
CHTEAUGUAY, Que. - Police say a 13-year-old girl who was found buried in snow in a Montreal suburb on Tuesday has died. Const. Erika Grondin with the police in Chteauguay, Que., confirmed the girl's d...
Feb 21, 2025
Premiers Ford and Houston appeal to governors in latest push to stop Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston are reaching out to state governors in Washington, D.C. as the deadline to avert U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs inches...
Feb 21, 2025
Italian skier Brignone wins, Shiffrin takes 'big step' as 25th in her first GS race after injury
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Federica Brignone overcame a recent illness to win the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, while Mikaela Shiffrin...
Feb 21, 2025
