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Quebec to have single, dedicated prosecutor in domestic, sexual violence cases
QUEBEC - Female victims of domestic violence in Quebec will be supported by a single, dedicated prosecutor throughout their legal proceedings. The new policy is part of a $71-million plan announced to...
May 06, 2021
Three Canadian teams to play in women's hockey Dream Gap Tour in Calgary
CALGARY - Canada's top players in women's hockey will finally get to play real games later this month in Calgary. The Professional Women's Hockey Players' Association (PWHPA) is holding Canada's first...
May 06, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a former commissioner's appeal of his dismissal from the federal broadcast regulator. The high court decision means Raj Shoan may have exhausted lega...
May 06, 2021
US unemployment claims fall to a pandemic low of 498,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to 498,000, the lowest point since the viral pandemic struck 14 months ago and a sign of the job market's growing strength ...
May 06, 2021
Bank of England maintains rates, voices optimism on recovery
LONDON - The Bank of England will keep interest rates on hold and has grown more optimistic about the economic recovery in the U.K. as a result of the rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines. In a prepa...
May 06, 2021
Int'l Court sentences Ugandan to 25 years for war crimes
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Ugandan former child soldier who turned into a brutal rebel commander to 25 years' imprisonment, with judges saying that his o...
May 06, 2021
Federal government to reveal plans for building long-overdue heavy icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to end nearly two years of mystery on Thursday and reveal its plan to build a new, long overdue heavy icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard. The announcem...
May 06, 2021
Should Canada mandate sales targets for electric vehicles? Report says 'yes'
OTTAWA - Whether Canada should introduce a national mandate requiring the auto industry to make or sell more zero-emission vehicles is a question facing the Liberal government as it's not on the road ...
May 06, 2021
Canada may find it challenging to reach herd immunity from COVID-19, experts say
Herd immunity may not be reached in Canada but a return to life similar to that before COVID-19 is possible through immunization, experts say. Such immunity is achieved when enough people are immune t...
May 06, 2021
Rugby league star Hayne to spend nearly 4 years in jail
SYDNEY, Australia - Jarryd Hayne, a rugby league star who also played in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, has been sentenced to at least three years and eight months in jail for the sexual assault...
May 06, 2021
