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Namibia will have its first female leader after the VP wins presidential election for ruling party
WINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) - Namibia has elected its first female leader, with Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah declared the winner Tuesday of last week's presidential election as the long-ruling par...
Dec 03, 2024
Man hurt in unprovoked stranger attack in Vancouver, police say
VANCOUVER - Police are investigating an assault in downtown Vancouver where a stranger hit a man in the face in an unprovoked attack. Vancouver Police say the attack happened over the weekend on West ...
Dec 03, 2024
Private refugee sponsorship pause an 'unfortunate reality': minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an "oversupply" of applications and they don't want to give people fleeing...
Dec 03, 2024
Canadian women wrap up eventful year with lopsided 5-1 win over South Korea
MURCIA - Marie-Yasmine Alidou and Olivia Smith scored to help the Canadian women's soccer team wrap up a tumultuous year with a lopsided 5-1 win over 19th-ranked South Korea in an international friend...
Dec 03, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 03, 2024
Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report
TORONTO - A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around h...
Dec 03, 2024
Jets place forward Ehlers on injured reserve, recall Lambert from AHL
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets placed have forward Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club said Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Friday, when Ehlers left Winnipeg's 4...
Dec 03, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 03, 2024
Defence argues evidence too thin in Ottawa neo-Nazi terrorism trial
OTTAWA - Defence lawyers for an Ottawa graphic designer facing terror charges over his alleged involvement with the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division say the evidence against their client is flimsy. ...
Dec 03, 2024
Alouettes sign defensive back Najee Murray for 2025 CFL season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Najee Murray for the 2025 season, the CFL team announced Tuesday. Murray recorded 44 defensive tackles in 11 games last season and...
Dec 03, 2024