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Canada spends another US$71M on F-35 amid calls to cancel fighter jet purchase
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some promin...
Jul 21, 2021
Montreal police continue hunt for suspect in Quebec's 14th femicide this year
Montreal police are still looking for a man they suspect murdered his 32-year-old partner on Monday in what is believed to be the province's 14th femicide this year. They said today there is still no ...
Jul 21, 2021
Federal judge blocks Arkansas trans youth treatment ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked enforcement of Arkansas' ban on gender confirming treatments for transgender youth while a lawsuit challenging the prohibition proc...
Jul 21, 2021
UN migration official: 20 migrants drown off Libya's coast
CAIRO - Libya's coast guard intercepted Wednesday four boats in the Mediterranean Sea carrying migrants trying to reach Europe, a U.N. official said. According to the migrants, 20 people from one of t...
Jul 21, 2021
UK man arrested in Spain, charged in US with Twitter hack
WASHINGTON - A British man has been charged in the United States in connection with a Twitter hack last summer that compromised the accounts of prominent politicians, celebrities and technology moguls...
Jul 21, 2021
SOUND OFF: Making our B.C. Parks better
LIKE MANY OF YOU, I've made some of my favourite summer memories in B.C.'s provincial parks. We are so lucky that B.C. has one of the largest park systems in North America. Our provincial parks, recre...
Jul 21, 2021
Pelosi moves to block Trump allies from Jan. 6 committee
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the "integrit...
Jul 21, 2021
Canadiens name Windsor Spitfires head coach as new assistant
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have named Trevor Letowski as a new assistant coach. Letowski, 44, has been the head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Windsor Spitfires since 2018, and previously...
Jul 21, 2021
AP sources: Larsson, Driedger to Kraken in expansion draft
SEATTLE (AP) - Adam Larsson and Chris Driedger are going to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft. One person with knowledge of Larsson's deal said the defenseman has agreed to terms with Seattle ...
Jul 21, 2021
Ottawa commits money to lay foundation for Indigenous law centre in Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government is earmarking funds for projects that aim to build on Ottawa's commitment to help revitalize Indigenous legal traditions. Justice Minister David Lametti says $918,000 w...
Jul 21, 2021
