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Joly convenes fellow women foreign ministers to talk harassment, equity in politics
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is convening female foreign ministers from a dozen countries to talk about women's participation in governance and issues like online harassment. Joly is ...
Sep 20, 2024
Victims, including three Canadians, claim former Harrods boss Al Fayed was a 'monster' who abused young women, lawyers say
LONDON (AP) - Lawyers in Britain representing dozens of alleged victims - including three Canadians - of Mohamed Al Fayed, the former boss of Harrods, said Friday their clients assert that he was a "m...
Sep 20, 2024
Dutch prosecutors say man arrested after fatal stabbing is suspected of a terrorist motive
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch prosecutors say that a 22-year-old man arrested after a fatal stabbing in Rotterdam that left one person dead and another seriously wounded is suspected of murder a...
Sep 20, 2024
Could a cap on grad students from abroad hurt more than help? Experts raise the alarm
TORONTO - Experts are raising questions about the need for the federal government's planned cap on international graduate students, and suggesting it may prompt some top talent to look elsewhere. Stud...
Sep 20, 2024
Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review findings, Priestman still getting paid
Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying scandal, Canada Soccer - like everyone else - is waiting on its findings. Canada women's coach B...
Sep 20, 2024
Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's...
Sep 20, 2024
Supreme Court leaves Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein off the ballot in Nevada
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada's Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court's...
Sep 20, 2024
Northern Student Achievement Awards distributed by Lt. Gov. Mirasty
Five students were recognized for their hard work this week by Lt. Gov. Russell Mirasty during his tour of Northern Saskatchewan.The Northern Student Achievement Awards were established in 1989 by the...
Sep 20, 2024
Former Little Pine chief Wayne Semaganis to run for N.B. mayor
Wayne Semaganis, former chief of Little Pine Cree Nation, has decided to run for mayor of the City of North Battleford in this coming election."I believe it is time, because of where we are in all of ...
Sep 20, 2024
Hezbollah hits northern Israel with 140 rockets
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets Friday, a day after the militant group's leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed to retaliate against Israel for a mass bombing attack, the Is...
Sep 20, 2024