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Quebec man sentenced for 3D-printed guns, online hate speech against Jews
MONTREAL - A Quebec man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including hate speech against Jews and the 3D printing of firearms. Pascal Tribout, 38, was sentence...
Feb 27, 2025
Ukrainians express fear and worry as Urkraine-Russia war enters fourth year
KYIV - The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv's St. Michael's Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine...
Feb 27, 2025
Groups call on Ottawa to activate foreign influence registry as election approaches
OTTAWA - Members of diaspora communities are urging Ottawa to get its planned foreign influence transparency registry up and running before the coming general election. Countries engaging in foreign i...
Feb 27, 2025
British PM Starmer extends state visit invitation to Trump from King Charles, and Trump accepts
WASHINGTON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday extended a state visit invitation to President Donald Trump on behalf of King Charles. Trump accepted the invitation, which came at th...
Feb 27, 2025
Vatican says Pope Francis continues to improve but his prognosis remains guarded
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis continued to improve from double pneumonia Thursday, the Vatican said, though doctors said he needs more days of "clinical stability" before they revise their guarded prognosi...
Feb 27, 2025
As Brayden gets to 1,000 NHL games, the Schenn brothers are making some hockey history
WASHINGTON (AP) - Brayden Schenn is set to play his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Older brother Luke played his 1,000...
Feb 27, 2025
Federal government moves closer to taking over Russian cargo plane for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving closer to gaining full control over a massive Russian cargo plane parked in Toronto and hopes to use the proceeds to support Ukraine. In June 2023, the federa...
Feb 27, 2025
'It's a heavy day': Families react after potential remains found in Manitoba landfill
WINNIPEG - A relative of a victim of a Winnipeg serial killer says she's still in shock after potential human remains were discovered at a landfill north of the city. Police believe the remains of Mor...
Feb 27, 2025
MP Angus calls for Amazon boycott after company closes seven Quebec warehouses
OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycott of Amazon to protest the online retail giant's closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec. The closures have elim...
Feb 27, 2025
Ottawa announces $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Arctic
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $270-million agreement for jobs and conservation projects in the Qikiqtani region, a majority-Inuit territory that is part of Nunavut. Trudeau ...
Feb 27, 2025