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Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, ...
Nov 17, 2021
Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear and wore horns got 41 months
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to...
Nov 17, 2021
Preliminary hearing dates set for Ross murder case
The final week in April next year has been set aside to hear the details surrounding the death of a young mother from La Ronge.Cory Clarke, 33, has been charged with second degree murder in the death ...
Nov 17, 2021
Head of the class: Riders unveil team award winners
For the second straight season, Cody Fajardo has been voted the Saskatchewan Roughriders' most outstanding player.The team announced Wednesday its nominees for the CFL's awards, as voted by select Reg...
Nov 17, 2021
Province provides $2 million to fund programs for Indigenous employment
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced more funding and support for Indigenous people looking for work in Northern Saskatchewan.According to a media release, $2 million in funding is being provi...
Nov 17, 2021
Quebec pushes Ottawa to act on handguns after Montreal teen murdered
QUEBEC - Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault is calling on the federal government to do more to take guns off the street, following the fatal shooting of a Montreal teenager. Guilbault told re...
Nov 17, 2021
WA redistricting panel urges high court to look at its maps
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The head of Washington state's bipartisan redistricting commission that failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps urged state Supreme Court justices to still consi...
Nov 17, 2021
Trudeau arrives in Washington for Three Amigos, meetings with U.S. officials
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington, D.C., for two days of meetings with U.S. officials and the Three Amigos summit. The busy tour marks Trudeau's first visit to the U.S. capital since the ...
Nov 17, 2021
Expelled Conservative Sen. Denise Batters defends petition, lashes out at O'Toole
OTTAWA - Sen. Denise Batters is taking off the gloves in her fight with Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. O'Toole announced late Tuesday that the Saskatchewan senator was being expelled from the Conse...
Nov 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): 9:00 a.m. Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., will hold another news conference this morning as they urge all residents of...
Nov 17, 2021