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Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment ...
Feb 26, 2025
Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
OTTAWA - Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election - which could begin in a matter of weeks - will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the...
Feb 26, 2025
Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
OTTAWA - More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country's sovereignty. Alberta resid...
Feb 26, 2025
Olympic and world championship medallist Rebecca Smith retires from swimming
OTTAWA - Rebecca Smith, who helped Canada to a silver medal in the women's 4x100 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, announced her retirement from competitive swimming Wednesday. Smith, fro...
Feb 26, 2025
The pope's health shows further slight improvement, the Vatican says
ROME (AP) - The Vatican said Wednesday that Pope Francis has shown further slight improvement as he battles double pneumonia, but doctors still say his prognosis is still guarded. A CT chest scan take...
Feb 26, 2025
CF Montréal signs fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to homegrown contract
MONTREAL - CF Montral has signed fullback Aleksandr Guboglo to a homegrown contract, the Major League Soccer club announced Wednesday. The 17-year-old is under contract through 2026, with options for ...
Feb 26, 2025
Chiefs in Ontario to vote on federal child welfare reform deal
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches. A national $47.8 billion deal proposed...
Feb 26, 2025
NHL trade deadline: A look at some of the players potentially on the move
The 4 Nations Face-Off dust now settled, NHL general managers have fully pivoted to the league's fast-approaching March 7 trade deadline. Executives are either looking to ship out veterans and gather ...
Feb 26, 2025
Assembly of First Nations vote Francis Verreault-Paul as Quebec-Labrador grand chief
MONTREAL - Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador. Verreault-Paul takes over from Ghislain Picard, who decided not to r...
Feb 26, 2025
The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump 's administration that sets in motion what could become...
Feb 26, 2025