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Long-term offender may be in Battlefords
A long term offender who cut off his monitoring bracelet may have returned to Saskatchewan and be in the Battlefords area. RCMP and Calgary Police Services have asked the public to report any sighting...
May 22, 2024
Former head of military HR sues Armed Forces, government after misconduct case
OTTAWA - A former military leader accused of sexual misconduct in 2021 is suing the federal government, the Armed Forces and his accuser. Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan filed a statement of claim in Federal C...
May 22, 2024
Interpol says more than 1,500 stolen Canadian vehicles identified since February
MONTREAL - Interpol says more than 200 stolen Canadian vehicles have been found each week across the globe since February. The international law enforcement agency says a total of more than 1,500 vehi...
May 22, 2024
In the news today: Is food inflation easing? Q2 results for Canadian banks due.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Canadians feel grocery inflation worsening: poll Almost two-thirds of Canadians...
May 22, 2024
Canadians feel grocery inflation getting worse, two in five boycotting Loblaw: poll
Almost two-thirds of Canadians feel that inflation at the grocery store is getting worse, a new poll suggests, even as food inflation has been steadily cooling. A new Leger survey found that almost 30...
May 22, 2024
Winnipeg trial to hear about letters admitted serial killer sent to inmate
WINNIPEG - Crown prosecutors are set to wrap up their evidence today in the trial of a Winnipeg man who has admitted to killing four Indigenous women. Court is expected to hear about letters Jeremy Sk...
May 22, 2024
First Nations leader says little change for women's safety since Pickton murders
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - An Indigenous leader in British Columbia says little has changed since the crimes of serial killer Robert Pickton, as community members reflect on news that he is in life-threateni...
May 22, 2024
Senators pass new rules entrenching independent groups, angering Tories
OTTAWA - Canada's upper house has adopted a new set of rules that the Liberal government says will further entrench its independence, as the dominos from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Senate reforms...
May 22, 2024
Indigenous CBC employee's discrimination claims to be heard by human-rights tribunal
OTTAWA - An Indigenous employee with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is taking up the fight against what he describes as systemic racism by his employer. Richard Agecoutay, 61, has been granted a huma...
May 22, 2024
Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state shortly after Norway announces its recognition
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Ireland and Spain have recognized a Palestinian state. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Wednesday it was a move coordinated with Spain and Norway, "an historic and imp...
May 22, 2024