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Dems' bid to secure Roe v. Wade falls to GOP-led filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster in a blunt display of the nati...
May 11, 2022
N.S. police chief felt RCMP 'nudged' not to reveal early warning of killer's danger
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia police chief told an investigator last year that in the aftermath of the 2020 mass shooting, he felt "nudged" by the RCMP not to release a report that had warned the gunman was...
May 11, 2022
CFJC Midday - Helping cancer patients look and feel their best; Evening of Giving benfits the Hat & Wig Lending Bank at RIH
After a two year hiatus, this special fundraising event is back! Evening of Giving Organizer Shelley Battistella talks about the importance of raising money for the auxiliary and volunteer-driven wig ...
May 11, 2022
B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found a man who suffers from a mental disorder is not criminally responsible for the axe slaying of his mother. Kevin Webster was charged with th...
May 11, 2022
Child dies of suspected fentanyl overdose, parents arrested
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) - The parents of a 15-month-old toddler were arrested for her death after the child was found unresponsive in their Northern California home where police found drug paraphernal...
May 11, 2022
Soldier faces charges for speaking out against vaccine requirements while in uniform
OTTAWA - A Canadian soldier who publicly spoke out against federal vaccine requirements while in uniform has been charged. The Department of National Defence says Warrant Officer James Topp faces two ...
May 11, 2022
Toronto FC's Jacob Shaffelburg relishes Canadian Championship game in Nova Scotia
Toronto FC wingback Jacob Shaffelburg is going home. Thanks to HFX Wanderers' 2-0 win Tuesday at Guelph United, the Halifax-based CPL team will host Toronto FC and Shaffelburg, a native of Port Willia...
May 11, 2022
Gleyber day: Torres' 5 RBIs lead surging Yanks over Jays 5-3
NEW YORK (AP) - Gleyber Torres drove in all New York's runs with a go-ahead, three-run homer off Jos Berros in the fourth inning and a two-run single, leading the surging Yankees over the Toronto Blue...
May 11, 2022
Canadian singer and activist Denise Ho among group arrested in Hong Kong: report
HONG KONG - Reports say Canadian singer and activist Denise Ho is one of at least four people who have been arrested in Hong Kong on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces to endanger China's nati...
May 11, 2022
Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
OTTAWA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-billion loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project. The guarantee was approved by cabinet on April 29 through the Cana...
May 11, 2022
