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Passenger pleads guilty to manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer
CALGARY - A man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A jury trial was to begin this week for Amir Abdulrahman on a charge of first-degree mu...
Dec 08, 2021
California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - With more than two dozen states poised to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court gives them the OK next year, California clinics and their allies in the state Legislature on ...
Dec 08, 2021
High wind delays Michael Strahan's space trip with 5 others
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - TV celebrity and former football great Michael Strahan is going to have to wait another few days before rocketing into space. Strahan was supposed to blast off Thursday fro...
Dec 08, 2021
Curling Canada cancels Continental Cup for a second straight season
OTTAWA - The Continental Cup curling competition was cancelled for a second straight season Wednesday due to challenges stemming from the pandemic. Tougher travel restrictions for visitors to Canada a...
Dec 08, 2021
Saudi prince's tour, reforms eclipsed by Khashoggi case
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince was visiting the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, the second stop of his high-profile tour of Gulf Arab states aimed at fortifying the ...
Dec 08, 2021
Jewish federal employees form network to combat antisemitism in government service
OTTAWA - Jewish civil servants met the prime minister's special envoy on fighting antisemitism Tuesday to ask for support dealing with anti-Jewish abuse and slurs in the federal public service. The go...
Dec 08, 2021
Two men found dead in aftermath of fire at rooming house in Quebec City
QUEBEC - Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men found dead inside a home that caught fire in Quebec City early this morning. The fire started at about 1 a.m. in a rooming house in t...
Dec 08, 2021
Government launches second phase of skilled refugee pilot program
OTTAWA - The government has expanded a pilot that allows refugees to apply for permanent residency through conventional economic immigration streams by removing some of the barriers that would traditi...
Dec 08, 2021
US Olympic board member pushes quiet diplomacy in Peng case
DENVER (AP) - A member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee's board of directors is among those echoing the IOC's call for behind-the-scenes negotiations to ensure the well-being of tennis pla...
Dec 08, 2021
7-time champion Serena Williams won't play Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Not long after Serena Williams' name was absent from the entry list for the Australian Open, she confirmed the obvious: the seven-time champion won't play the 2022 edition ...
Dec 08, 2021
