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Homeowner accused of shooting Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - Andrew Lester, the 84-year-old white man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Black teenager, pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's ea...
Apr 19, 2023
Google ordered to pay $500,000 to Montrealer over links to post calling him pedophile
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man after the tech company restored a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile. The ma...
Apr 19, 2023
Edmonton zoo employee 'doing well' following Burmese python bite
EDMONTON - A zoo employee is recovering after she was bitten by a Burmese python Tuesday morning. Debi Winwood, a spokesperson for Edmonton Valley Zoo, says the woman received immediate first aid from...
Apr 19, 2023
B.C. enacts regulation to ensure protection of Ozempic supply for diabetes patients
VICTORIA - British Columbia is bringing in a new regulation immediately to ensure diabetes patients don't face a shortage of the drug Ozempic, touted by celebrities for its weight loss side effects. H...
Apr 19, 2023
Anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign
BOSTON (AP) - Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched his longshot bid to challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination next year. Kennedy, a member of one of the country's ...
Apr 19, 2023
'Keira's Law' will strengthen laws surrounding domestic violence, advocates say
OTTAWA - Canadian lawmakers have passed a bill that includes a measure known as "Keira's law," which would ensure that judges receive education on domestic violence and coercive control in intimate pa...
Apr 19, 2023
Canucks sign defenceman Elias Pettersson to three year, entry-level contract
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Elias Pettersson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The 19-year-old is not related to Canucks star centre Elias Pettersson. P...
Apr 19, 2023
Aid groups to testify on bill aiming to unblock humanitarian work in Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Humanitarian and development groups are expected to testify this afternoon as the House justice committee examines a bill that would amend the Criminal Code to allow aid workers to operate in...
Apr 19, 2023
Highways closed as southeastern Sask. pummelled by blast of winter weather
Highways in southeastern Saskatchewan were closed Wednesday morning as a spring storm slammed into the province.According to the Highway Hotline, the closures affected Highway 6 from the United States...
Apr 19, 2023
Radio-Canada should get back to core mandate, says Conservative Quebec senator
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives' top Quebec Tory says the party's concerns about the CBC do not apply to the broadcaster's French-language wing, but one of its senators suggests there is a need to ...
Apr 19, 2023