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Mississippi executes man for rape, murder of teen girl
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) - A man who pleaded guilty to raping and killing a 16-year-old girl was put to death by lethal injection in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, becoming the second inmate executed i...
Dec 14, 2022
Yukon, Canada announce agreement to advance nature conservation and protection
MONTREAL - The Yukon and federal governments have signed a new agreement to advance nature conservation and protection across the territory. The governments announced the Canada-Yukon Nature Agreement...
Dec 14, 2022
US storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 3 dead
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) - A woman was found dead in an area of southeast Louisiana where a suspected tornado caused significant damage Wednesday, bringing the toll to three dead from violent storms rippi...
Dec 14, 2022
Ottawa must hold resource companies accountable to keep Indigenous women safe: report
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee says resource companies should be held "accountable" for the effect their projects have on the safety of Indigenous women and girls. Members of Parliament on the Sta...
Dec 14, 2022
Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade as senators urge speed
OTTAWA - A Senate committee is urging the federal government to amend anti-terror laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan. But the Liberals say they ...
Dec 14, 2022
Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the "Freedom Convoy" say Parliamentary Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a l...
Dec 14, 2022
Budget for 2023 calls for higher garbage collection fees in La Ronge
Residents of La Ronge who receive regular garbage collection from the municipality will pay more for the service in 2023. The rate hike was approved at a regular council meeting Tuesday as part of the...
Dec 14, 2022
Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarifies comment about First Nations
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa's treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Cana...
Dec 14, 2022
Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is revoking the exemptions to sanctions that allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Rus...
Dec 14, 2022
Winnipeg police commit to working with First Nations groups on landfill search
WINNIPEG - Police are to be part of a committee led by First Nations groups to determine the feasibility of recovering the remains of two Indigenous women believed to at a landfill outside Winnipeg. F...
Dec 14, 2022