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Auditor general won't review Trudeau Foundation donations, says it's out of scope
OTTAWA - The office of the federal auditor general says it will not investigate private donations received by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, despite a letter from the board's chair requesting ...
Apr 24, 2023
Athletes reiterate calls for national inquiry citing abuse, misconduct in sport
OTTAWA - Four former and current athletes reiterated calls for a national inquiry into sports culture in Canada at a parliamentary committee meeting on Monday. Soccer players Ciara McCormack and Andre...
Apr 24, 2023
Quebec man charged with murder in 67-year-old woman's death south of Montreal
SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, Que. - A 43-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found at a home south of Montreal. Police say Jol Brosseau was arraigned today at t...
Apr 24, 2023
US facilitating land evacuation of private citizens in Sudan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States has begun facilitating the departure of private U.S. citizens who want to leave Sudan, according to White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. Sullivan sa...
Apr 24, 2023
Mounties to give update this week on deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Mounties are scheduled to give an update Thursday about what happened during a deadly mass stabbing in Saskatchewan last year. Eleven people were killed and 18 were injured on the James Smith...
Apr 24, 2023
Head of Alberta Energy Regulator declines to say when province told of oilsands leak
OTTAWA - The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has declined to tell a parliamentary committee when the provincial government was informed of releases from an oilsands tailings pond. Laurie Pushor t...
Apr 24, 2023
Pakistani police say 2 blasts at facility in NW kill 7
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Two explosions Monday at a counterterrorism police facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least seven people and wounded 45, police said. Senior police officer Ataullah Kha...
Apr 24, 2023
Hockey Nova Scotia appoints Mike Field as new executive director
HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia has a new executive director. Mike Field has been appointed to the position after serving as interim director since December, replacing Amy Walsh. A native of Truro, N.S.,...
Apr 24, 2023
Mob in Haiti capital burns to death 13 suspected gangsters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at a traffic st...
Apr 24, 2023
Judge grants another eviction delay to Montreal homeless camp under highway
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge is extending an injunction until mid-June to protect a downtown homeless encampment under a Montreal highway. The Transport Department is trying to dismantle the campsite and...
Apr 24, 2023