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Suspect arrested in downtown Vancouver stranger assault: police
VANCOUVER - Police say they've arrested a suspect five days after an unprovoked assault in downtown Vancouver. They say the alleged attack happened last Thursday in front of the Hudson's Bay store on ...
Dec 4, 2024
Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after ...
Dec 4, 2024
Amnesty International says genocide is occurring in Gaza, an accusation Israel rejects
CAIRO (AP) - Amnesty International accused Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attac...
Dec 4, 2024
Two children wounded and gunman dead after shooting at Northern California school
PALERMO, Calif. (AP) - Two children were wounded in a shooting Wednesday at a small religious K-8 school in Northern California and the shooter died from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff's ...
Dec 4, 2024
CP NewsAlert: Canada names roster for 4 Nations Face-Off tournament
TORONTO - Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, Winnipeg Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey and Montreal Canadiens goaltender Sam Montembeault are among the players named to Canada's roster for the up...
Dec 4, 2024
Chiefs vote for new negotiations on child welfare reforms, inclusion of N.W.T.
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs agreed today to launch new negotiations with Canada over child welfare after voting down a $47.8 billion deal in October. Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations voted to...
Dec 4, 2024
Golden at-bat idea brings critics to the plate: 'Absolutely stupid and ridiculous'
When baseball historian Bill Humber first heard about the golden at-bat idea that Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred floated on a recent podcast, he was a little taken aback. "I kind of la...
Dec 4, 2024
Minister defends decision to accept Taylor Swift tickets from B.C. Crown corporation
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept an invitation from a B.C. Crown corporation to attend a Taylor Swift concert. Global News first reported that Sajjan will be...
Dec 4, 2024
Minister defends decision to accept Taylor Swift tickets from B.C. Crown corporation
OTTAWA - Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan is defending his decision to accept an invitation from a B.C. Crown corporation to attend a Taylor Swift concert. Global News first reported that Sajjan will be...
Dec 4, 2024
Police say searchers in Pennsylvania don’t expect to find woman in sinkhole alive
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) - The search for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a sinkhole in western Pennsylvania is moving into a recovery effort after two days of searching produced no signs ...
Dec 4, 2024
