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Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes...
Mar 31, 2022
Man tells jury: I never agreed to kidnap to Gov. Whitmer
One of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday in his own defense and denied any role in a wild conspiracy to get her before the 2020 election. Dan...
Mar 31, 2022
RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings
HALIFAX - In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the s...
Mar 31, 2022
Canada slips to No. 38 in latest FIFA rankings but remains on upward trajectory
After losing two of its last three World Cup qualifiers, Canada has dropped five places to No. 38 in the latest FIFA rankings. But the Canadian men remain on an upward trajectory after qualifying for ...
Mar 31, 2022
Prosecutor seeks end to Khashoggi murder trial in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The prosecutor in the case against 26 Saudi nationals charged in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi made a surprise request Thursday that their trial in abs...
Mar 31, 2022
Indigenous Services review, First Nations to meet with Pope: In The News for March 31
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 31 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Mar 31, 2022
Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public, advocate says
Ottawa will open the department of Indigenous Services up for a review to identify ways it discriminates against First Nations children. The work will happen as part of a $40-billion agreement-in-prin...
Mar 31, 2022
B.C. says focus on more than just low fees for universal child-care programs
VICTORIA - It was almost 40 years ago that Sharon Gregson says she became an advocate for child care out of necessity. The spokeswoman for $10-a-day child care at the Coalition of Child Care Advocates...
Mar 31, 2022
Canadian songwriters made on average $67 in royalties from digital platforms in 2021
OTTAWA - The body representing Canada's songwriters and composers has revealed that on average musicians writing their own material earned only $67 last year in royalties from domestic streaming servi...
Mar 31, 2022
Final report into fatal train derailment to be released by TSB Canada
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is expected to release its final report today into a fatal train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary. Three Canadian Pacific Railw...
Mar 31, 2022
