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A father and son are both indicted in a mass school shooting in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia grand jury has indicted both a father and son in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. WAGA-TV, among other media, reported that the Barrow County grand jury mee...
Oct 17, 2024
CP Railway adjusts safety measures following B.C. train crash: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a mistake by a Canadian Pacific Railway supervisor set off a crash between a freight train and a railway work vehicle in Cache Creek, B.C. The boa...
Oct 17, 2024
Biden says Sinwar's death is 'good day' for world, 'opportunity' for hostage deal, end to Gaza war
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli troops is a "good day for Israel, for the United States, and for the world," and ...
Oct 17, 2024
Harris says the killing of Sinwar is an opportunity 'to finally end the war in Gaza'
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris said Thursday the killing of Hamas' top leader, Yahya Sinwar, by Israel "gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza." Speakin...
Oct 17, 2024
Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal
OTTAWA - The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal. The deal was struck in Jul...
Oct 17, 2024
Who is Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it has killed?
BEIRUT (AP) - Yahya Sinwar masterminded an attack on Israel that shocked the world, unleashing a still-widening catastrophe with no end in sight. In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the wa...
Oct 17, 2024
Raptors point guard Quickley questionable ahead of final pre-season game vs. Nets
TORONTO - Immanuel Quickley is questionable for the Toronto Raptors final pre-season game. The guard has missed Toronto's first four tune-up games with a sprained thumb. Raptors head coach Darko Rajak...
Oct 17, 2024
Car set on fire at home of owner of Old Montreal buildings hit by fatal arsons
MONTREAL - A vehicle was set on fire this morning in the driveway of the residence of a lawyer who owns two Old Montreal buildings that have burned down in the past two years and left nine people dead...
Oct 17, 2024
Singh 'doesn't understand' why Poilievre won't get top security clearance
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it's very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won't get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interfer...
Oct 17, 2024
Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border
MONTREAL - A Montreal business owner will have to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs. A Federal Court judge this week ruled that David Segall Blouin must...
Oct 17, 2024
