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Forensic pathologist outlines autopsies at coroner's inquest
Editor's Note: This story contains graphic details of violence and testimony from those who performed autopsies on the victims of the mass stabbings.--Day 9 of the Coroner's Inquest into the mass stab...
Jan 25, 2024

UBC lineman Benedet top-ranked Canadian university player on CFL winter scouting list
TORONTO - It's always good to have options, and Theo Benedet certainly does regarding a pro football career. The towering six-foot-seven, 305-pound offensive lineman from the University of British Col...
Jan 25, 2024

Murder of Quebec sergeant: No charges for officers who killed suspect after attack
Quebec provincial police officers won't face charges for killing a man moments after he had allegedly attacked and killed their colleague in March. Police shot dead Isaac Brouillard Lessard, 35, after...
Jan 25, 2024

As border pressure mounts, Mexico says asylum claims in Canada are already dropping
OTTAWA - Mexico says asylum claims to Canada started dropping last month - a revelation that comes amid mounting pressure on Ottawa to reimpose visas for Mexican citizens. Mexico's foreign ministry sa...
Jan 25, 2024

Man facing weapons charges after gun fired in Edmonton City Hall appears in court
EDMONTON - A man facing six weapons charges after a gun was fired and a Molotov cocktail was ignited in Edmonton city hall is to have a bail hearing next week. Bezhani Sarvar, 28, made his first court...
Jan 25, 2024

Police tracked Quebec cold case suspect to cinema, seized drinking cup, trial hears
A Quebec police officer has told a first-degree murder trial how he and his partner tracked a suspected killer to a movie theatre and secretly took his discarded soft drink cup for a DNA test. Provinc...
Jan 25, 2024

Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets 4-month sentence for defying House Jan. 6 subpoena
WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump White House official Peter Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the ...
Jan 25, 2024

Bev Priestman signs contract to remain Canadian women's coach through 2027 World Cup
Canadian women's coach Bev Priestman has signed a new contract that runs through the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Priestman has a 28-9-10 record in 47 matches as Canada head coach and was a nominee fo...
Jan 25, 2024

Manitoba, Saskatchewan raise concerns about expanding eligibility for assisted dying
OTTAWA - The governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan say they are concerned about the risks of expanding eligibility for medical assistance in dying to people suffering only from a mental illness. Fe...
Jan 25, 2024

Halifax Police: sex assault investigation involving 2003 junior hockey team ongoing
Halifax Regional Police say an investigation into a historic sexual assault allegation against members of Canada's 2003 world junior hockey team is ongoing. Constable John MacLeod said in an email to ...
Jan 25, 2024