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Montreal police recover body of man whose car plunged into river on Sunday
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they've recovered the body of the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river early Sunday morning. Officers with the force's nautical unit located the remains of the ...
Jun 06, 2024

New centre in the works to track Indigenous data on businesses, land and resources
OTTAWA - A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources. The First Nations University of Can...
Jun 06, 2024

New fee for streaming companies serves Canadian interests at Americans' expense: U.S.
OTTAWA - The United States says American streaming companies are being unfairly targeted by a new Canadian fee that "disproportionately" serves interests north of the border. The federal broadcasting ...
Jun 06, 2024
RCMP responds to JSCN and Myles Sanderson inquest recommendations
About three months after a pair of inquests into the 2022 stabbing attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, the Saskatchewan RCMP is responding to recommendations made by the juries and p...
Jun 06, 2024

Liberal government tables bill that seeks to streamline, secure health data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are moving to streamline and secure health data across jurisdictions with a new bill that imposes new rules on technology vendors. Health Minister Mark Holland tabled the...
Jun 06, 2024

Canadian veteran cricketer Junaid Siddiqui savouring T20 World Cup experience
At 39, Junaid Siddiqui waited a long time to make it to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. And he's savouring every minute of the experience. "The dream was always World Cup," Siddiqui said. "I'm happy, pri...
Jun 06, 2024

Widow of Beau Biden takes the stand in Hunter Biden's gun trial, talks about tossing the weapon
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The widow of Hunter Biden's brother, Beau, testified Thursday in his federal gun trial that she found his crack at her Wilmington, Delaware, house, saw him use the illicit drug...
Jun 06, 2024

RCMP report reveals police actions, recommendations after James Smith Cree Nation, Weldon murders
An internal review on the RCMP's response to the mass murder on James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and in Weldon is being released today, with a summary of 36 recommendations and effective practices Mount...
Jun 06, 2024

Iga Swiatek eliminates Coco Gauff to reach the French Open final
PARIS (AP) - Iga Swiatek eliminated Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in the French Open semifinals Thursday and stretched her winning streak at Roland Garros to 20 matches. The top-ranked Swiatek is trying to earn...
Jun 06, 2024

Fossil-hunting diver says he has found a large section of mastodon tusk off Florida's coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - At first, fossil-hunting diver Alex Lundberg thought the lengthy object on the sea floor off Florida's Gulf Coast was a piece of wood. It turned out to be something far rar...
Jun 06, 2024