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B.C. First Nation has proposed settlement after 160-year battle with Canada
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation has reached a proposed $135-million settlement with the federal government, 160 years after settlers began taking over its village lands. Chief Willie Sella...
Apr 25, 2022
Trial starts 8 years after South Africa soccer star killed
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Testimony began Monday in the trial of five men charged with murder in the shooting death of South Africa national soccer team captain Senzo Meyiwa eight years ago. The ...
Apr 25, 2022
Texas appeals court delays execution of Melissa Lucio
HOUSTON (AP) - A Texas appeals court on Monday delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter in a case that has garnered the support of la...
Apr 25, 2022
Feds invest $6.7 million on research platform looking at impact of COVID-19 on youth
MONTREAL - The federal government is investing $6.7 million on a Canada-wide research platform to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on children. Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos told re...
Apr 25, 2022
Sixers centre Joel Embiid slapped with $15,000 fine for criticizing officials
Philadelphia centre Joel Embiid has been fined US$15,000 for criticizing the officials after the 76ers' 110-102 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Saturday. "To me, it felt like they had one job, coming i...
Apr 25, 2022
Record rise in antisemitism in 2021 with surge of violent incidents
OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada says there were record levels of antisemitism in Canada last year, with sharp increases in Quebec and British Columbia. The annual audit shows there were 2,799 anti-Jewish ...
Apr 25, 2022
Turkish court gives philanthropist Kavala life in prison
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A Turkish court on Monday sentenced prominent Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in prison without parole, finding him guilty of attempting to ...
Apr 25, 2022
North Dakota lawmaker quits after child porn suspect texts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota's longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornog...
Apr 25, 2022
Mom of slain Quebec boys seeking compensation over alleged youth protection failures
MONTREAL - The mother of two deceased boys whose father is accused of killing them is seeking $2 million from the Quebec government because she says youth protection services failed her family. In a l...
Apr 25, 2022
Rich trio back on Earth after charter trip to space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA's debut as a B&B hos...
Apr 25, 2022