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Amnesty International names Wet'suwet'en chief Canada's fist prisoner of conscience
OTTAWA - Amnesty International is calling for the release of a First Nations chief who was convicted of criminal contempt, and is calling him Canada's first prisoner of conscience. Chief Dsta'hyl, who...
Jul 31, 2024
'A moving monster': How did the Jasper fire get so bad, so fast?
The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what's become incr...
Jul 31, 2024
Liberal donations up, but Conservatives again outpace all parties on fundraising
OTTAWA - Liberals saw their donations rise in the second quarter of this year, showing the sole increase among federal parties, though Conservatives continue to dominate. Elections Canada released par...
Jul 31, 2024
Toronto Raptors to hold training camp in Montreal ahead of NBA season
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will hold their training camp in Montreal ahead of the upcoming NBA season. The Raptors announced Wednesday that the camp runs from Oct. 1 through Oct. 5 at Universit du ...
Jul 31, 2024
Ottawa warns more than 20,000 Canadians there is no guaranteed Lebanon evacuation
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is warning more than 20,000 Canadians in Lebanon that they can't rely on government evacuation flights if war engulfs that country. The department says 21,399 Canadians ...
Jul 31, 2024
South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state's death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal. A...
Jul 31, 2024
Colombian President Petro calls on Venezuela's Maduro to release detailed vote counts from election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Wednesday called on his close ally, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, to release detailed vote counts of the weekend election in which...
Jul 31, 2024
Canadiens sign defenceman Kaiden Guhle to six-year, $33.3M extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens signed defenceman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year, US$33.3-million contract extension on Wednesday. The contract begins in 2025-26 with Guhle entering the final year of hi...
Jul 31, 2024
Critic of Arizona’s elections operations unseats incumbent election official in GOP primary
PHOENIX (AP) - State Rep. Justin Heap, a critic of Arizona's voting operations in 2020 and 2022 has unseated Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer in the Republican primary. Elsewhere, Primary Elect...
Jul 31, 2024
Sudan's military says its top commander survived a drone strike that killed 5 at an army ceremony
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military said its top commander, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, survived a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony that killed five people in the country's east. The military sa...
Jul 31, 2024
