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B.C. gender justice groups call for repeal of Name Act changed over child killer
Gender justice groups in British Columbia are calling for the repeal of recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The ca...
Nov 07, 2024
Africa strategy back on the table, as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have revived their plan to launch an Africa strategy, and are announcing new embassies and anti-terrorism projects on the continent. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly ...
Nov 07, 2024
Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
A resident of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast says a rare tornado that she saw touch down on Monday was like a scene out of a movie with trees coming down "like dominoes" in the high winds. Western ...
Nov 07, 2024
Expert says silence in B.C. port lockout unusual while retailers call for urgency
VANCOUVER - Canadian retailers say their frustration is growing with the lack of movement to resolve disruptions at Canada's two largest ports, including silence surrounding a lockout at British Colum...
Nov 07, 2024
Quebec man's acquittal in 1978 double murder 'historic and exceptional,' lawyer says
MONTREAL - One of the lawyers for a Quebec man who was acquitted Wednesday of a decades-old double murder hopes her client's case will convince other wrongfully convicted people not to lose hope. For ...
Nov 07, 2024
Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
OTTAWA - Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund set aside...
Nov 07, 2024
Democratic incumbent Don Davis wins reelection in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional race
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Democratic freshman Rep. Don Davis has won reelection, defending his seat from a challenge by Republican opponent Laurie Buckhout in North Carolina's only toss-up congressional ra...
Nov 07, 2024
GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of the hardest right members of the cham...
Nov 07, 2024
Health minister wants all Quebecers to have access to a health professional by 2026
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants every Quebecer to have access to a health professional by the summer of 2026 - just before the next provincial election. Health Minister Christian Dub made ...
Nov 07, 2024
Democrat Kim Schrier wins reelection to US House in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) - Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier won a fourth term Thursday in Washington, beating Republican Carmen Goers in a district made up of a mix of wealthy Seattle exurbs and central Washington far...
Nov 07, 2024
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