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IS supporter found guilty of killing UK lawmaker David Amess
LONDON (AP) - A jury deliberated for just 18 minutes Monday before finding a fervent Islamic State supporter guilty of stabbing lawmaker David Amess to death a slaying that shocked the nation and spar...
Apr 11, 2022
Dry cells to be banned for women prisoners suspected of carrying contraband in bodies
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will do away with the controversial practice of confining inmates to dry cells when they are suspected of carrying contraband in their vaginas. Dry cells are es...
Apr 11, 2022
Mariupol mayor says siege has killed more than 10K civilians
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The mayor of the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol says that more than 10,000 civilians have died in the Russian siege of his city and that the full death toll could surpass twice t...
Apr 11, 2022
Trudeau expected to make announcement on electric vehicle infrastructure
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to be in Victoria today. He is expected to make an announcement highlighting investments in electric vehicle infrastructure. The federal budget ta...
Apr 11, 2022
Transgender treatment ban challenged by lawsuit in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Two families with transgender teens and two physicians sued the state of Alabama on Monday to overturn a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 wit...
Apr 11, 2022
Federal budget: What does a $53-billion deficit mean for you?
The federal government announced it would be racking up another large deficit of $53 billion as a part of the 2022 budget last week.But what does that mean for you?Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland p...
Apr 11, 2022
Accused in Quebec City sword attack to argue not criminally responsible for killings
QUEBEC - The man accused of two counts of murder in a Halloween night sabre attack in Quebec City in 2020 doesn't deny the acts he's accused of, the judge noted at the opening of his trial today. Lawy...
Apr 11, 2022
Get Ready - Provincial Park Campsite Reservations Begin Next Week
Sask Parks is reminding campers to prepare for 2022 campsite reservations, set to begin April 18 for seasonal campsites and April 19-26 for nightly, Camp-Easy and group campsites."With reservations ri...
Apr 11, 2022
Multiple deaths serve as overdose warning
Spiritwood RCMP are reminding the public of how to recognize an overdose, after three people were found dead on the side of a road on Saturday.Around 8:30 a.m. that morning, police got a call regardin...
Apr 11, 2022
St. Louis prosecutor, disciplinary panel reach agreement
ST. LOUIS (AP) - St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has reached an agreement with the Missouri Office of Disciplinary Counsel in which she acknowledges that she made mistakes in her handling of th...
Apr 11, 2022