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Assembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap. The assembly says the gap desperately needs to be closed...
Apr 09, 2024
Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state can enforce its long-dormant law criminalizing all abortions except when a mother's life is at stake. The case examined whether th...
Apr 09, 2024
How effective are California's homelessness programs? State hasn't been tracking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over a five-year period but didn't consistently track the outcomes or effectiveness of its programs, according to state au...
Apr 09, 2024
French PM to visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during Canadian visit
MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will visit Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal during a three-day trip to Canada that begins Wednesday. Attal will land in Ottawa where he is scheduled to m...
Apr 09, 2024
'Amazing accomplishment': Debden basking in broomball glory...again
A group of young women are putting the tiny town of Debden, Saskatchewan on the map.For the third straight year, the Debden Roadrunners have won the U20 girls national broomball championship. The team...
Apr 09, 2024
‘We exist’: North Saskatchewan Regiment showcases its services in Prince Albert
There was a lot of activity last weekend at the Prince Albert Armoury building as members of the Canadian Armed Forces opened its doors to residents to show them what they're all about.Over the weeken...
Apr 09, 2024
Former Venezuelan oil minister is arrested in connection with corruption probe, authorities say
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela's once powerful oil minister who quit last year has been arrested on allegations of corruption, the government announced Tuesday. The Ministry of Communications rel...
Apr 09, 2024
At least 3 dead and 4 missing in an explosion at hydroelectric plant near Bologna
MILAN (AP) - An explosion Tuesday at a hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and seriously injured five others, a regional fire chief said. At least four other people wer...
Apr 09, 2024
Mexican brothers look forward to CPL adventure as owners of York United FC
TORONTO - Ricardo Pasquel survived a Canadian winter. Now the fun really begins The Mexico City native and his two brothers, Eduardo and Miguel, are looking forward to their first season as owners of ...
Apr 09, 2024
Women's world junior hockey championship on the distant horizon
UTICA - A women's world junior hockey championship will happen, but is at least five years away, says the International Ice Hockey Federation. Canada and the United States want that timeline shortened...
Apr 09, 2024
