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Singh won't support Conservative non-confidence motion that uses his own words
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he won't play Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's games by voting to bring down the government on an upcoming non-confidence motion. The Conservatives plan to...
Dec 03, 2024
Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) - Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week's presidential election as the long-ruling par...
Dec 03, 2024
Private refugee sponsorship pause an 'unfortunate reality': minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an "oversupply" of applications and they don't want to give people fleeing...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadian women wrap up eventful year with lopsided 5-1 win over South Korea
MURCIA - Marie-Yasmine Alidou and Olivia Smith scored to help the Canadian women's soccer team wrap up a tumultuous year with a lopsided 5-1 win over 19th-ranked South Korea in an international friend...
Dec 03, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 03, 2024
Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report
TORONTO - A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around h...
Dec 03, 2024
Raiders record does full 180 turn heading into matchup with Red Deer
The Prince Albert Raiders are one of the hottest teams in the WHL right now with seven wins and a loss in overtime in their last eight games. The Raiders are set to welcome the Red Deer Rebels to town...
Dec 03, 2024
Jets place forward Ehlers on injured reserve, recall Lambert from AHL
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets placed have forward Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club said Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Friday, when Ehlers left Winnipeg's 4...
Dec 03, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 03, 2024
Defence argues evidence too thin in Ottawa neo-Nazi terrorism trial
OTTAWA - Defence lawyers for an Ottawa graphic designer facing terror charges over his alleged involvement with the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division say the evidence against their client is flimsy. ...
Dec 03, 2024
