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New Hampshire man convicted of killing daughter, 5, whose body has not been found
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man was convicted of second-degree murder by a jury Thursday in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, who police believe was killed nearly two years before she ...
Feb 22, 2024
Quebec triple stabbing suspect not fit to stand trial for now, ordered into treatment
MONTREAL - A court-ordered psychiatric evaluation has concluded the man charged with killing two women and seriously injuring a third in a stabbing attack west of Montreal is not currently fit to stan...
Feb 22, 2024
GST, HST on carbon price could raise billions over next seven years: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal government's carbon price could generate more than $5 billion from the federal sales tax over the next seven years, but none of that is directly earmarked for climate programs. Th...
Feb 22, 2024
Texas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) - A Black high school student's monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle does not violate a new state law that prohibits race-based h...
Feb 22, 2024
Father of man who killed Quebec officer says mentally ill son fell through the cracks
MONTREAL - The father of a Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer last year says he had hoped his son would have been arrested and hospitalized before he could hurt someone. Serge Brouillar...
Feb 22, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada to review Good Samaritan drug overdose case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review the case of a man who was arrested for drug and firearm offences after police encountered him at the scene of an overdose. The top court's examination ...
Feb 22, 2024
WSA warns of drought with below-normal runoff expected in Sask.
Saskatchewan is poised to experience a relatively dry spring, meaning another year of drought-like conditions is possible.In the preliminary spring runoff report it released Thursday, the Water Securi...
Feb 22, 2024
Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament
TORONTO - Fourteen clubs, including three newcomers, will take part in the 2024 Canadian Championship, a four-round competition set to kick off in April. The winner hoists the Voyageurs Cup and advanc...
Feb 22, 2024
Canada's Clarke leads halfway through women's world skeleton championship
WINTERBERG, Germany - Canada's Hallie Clarke was the leader at the halfway point of the women's skeleton competition at the bobsled and skeleton world championships. The 19-year-old from Brighton, Ont...
Feb 22, 2024
Business investment per worker fell 20% between 2006 and 2021, StatCan says
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study says Canadian businesses invested 20 per cent less per employee between 2006 and 2021. That means for every worker, businesses invested $628.80 less in their com...
Feb 22, 2024
