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Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase now that the demolition, primary excavation and abatement phase is complete. The renovation is...
Nov 14, 2024
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 mont...
Nov 14, 2024
No timeline yet for injured Montreal Victoire draft pick Cayla Barnes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Victoire don't yet have a timeline for the return of injured first-round draft pick Cayla Barnes. Victoire general manager Danile Sauvageau said after Montreal's first on-ice s...
Nov 14, 2024
Indochino CEO Drew Green named chair, co-owner of Canadian Elite Basketball League
TORONTO - Drew Green has been named the new chair of the Canadian Elite Basketball League's board of governors. Green has also become co-owner of the league. His role will include instituting new form...
Nov 14, 2024
Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, fo...
Nov 14, 2024
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters' deaths
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two men found guilty in the fatal shooting of two Mtis hunters in eastern Alberta. As is usual, the Supreme Court did not give rea...
Nov 14, 2024
Canadian kicker Lirim Hajrullahu enjoys stellar return to CFL with Toronto Argonauts
VANCOUVER - It's a mouthful, but Lirim Hajrullahu's name comes with a compelling story. The veteran CFL kicker's first name means "release" in Albanian. Hajrullahu was born in Gjilan, Kosovo, and his ...
Nov 14, 2024
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...
Nov 14, 2024
Justice Department says jail conditions in Georgia's Fulton County violate detainee rights
ATLANTA (AP) - Jail officials in Georgia's most populous county violate the constitutional rights of people in their custody by failing to protect them from violence, using excessive force and holding...
Nov 14, 2024
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools after complaints over secularism non-compliance
MONTREAL - Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints at 17 schools across the province where it is alleged that state secularism is not being respect...
Nov 14, 2024
