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Bail hearing in July for Montreal mom charged with abandoning three-year-old daughter
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario for four days is scheduled to have a bail hearing early next month. Lawyers in Quebec court s...
Jun 20, 2025
Conservatives set January dates for convention, review of Poilievre's leadership
OTTAWA - Members of the Conservative party will hold a national convention in late January, where they'll vote on Pierre Poilievre's leadership. The party's national council has scheduled the conventi...
Jun 20, 2025
Jonathan Toews returning to NHL with hometown Winnipeg Jets
WINNIPEG - Three-time Stanley Cup champion Jonathan Toews is returning to the NHL and signing with his hometown Winnipeg Jets. The Jets announced they've agreed to a one-year contract with Toews. The ...
Jun 20, 2025
Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety mi...
Jun 20, 2025
Brampton mayor 'cautiously optimistic' about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA - Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says he's "cautiously optimistic" about the chances of India's Lawrence Bishnoi gang being designated as a terrorist group after meeting with the public safety mi...
Jun 20, 2025
Iran’s foreign minister arrives for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) - Iran's foreign minister arrived Friday for talks with top European diplomats in Geneva about the crisis that centers on concerns about his country's nuclear program, a week after the lon...
Jun 20, 2025
UK lawmakers back bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) - U.K. lawmakers on Friday backed a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives in a historic vote in Parliament that takes it a step nearer to be...
Jun 20, 2025
World Curling tightens sweeping rules, bans firmer broom foams ahead of Olympics
PERTH - World Curling has tightened its sweeping equipment rules heading into the Olympic season. The move, announced Friday, follows concern over firmer broom foams that many players said gave sweepe...
Jun 20, 2025
B.C. Lions, Winnipeg Blue Bombers both expected to miss stars for rematch
VANCOUVER - Micah Awe feels like he's unlocked something new in his arsenal - and that could spell trouble for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this weekend. Midway through a game against the Bombers in Winn...
Jun 20, 2025
Cash and suspected drugs seized after traffic stop near Cariboo community
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, $5,000 in cash and other items seen in the drug trade were seized after a traffic stop near Alexandria. RCMP say a member of BC Highway Patro...
Jun 20, 2025
