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Ex-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been handed jail sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 in the aftermath of a Victoriaville Tigres champions...
Jul 8, 2024
Four dead after crash involving semi-trailer carrying timber in B.C.'s West Kootenays
NEW DENVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties in British Columbia's West Kootenay region say four people are dead after a crash that closed a stretch of Highway 6 for 11 hours. Slocan Lake RCMP say it happe...
Jul 8, 2024
Ex-Quebec junior hockey players jailed for sexual assault of teen at hotel in 2021
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Two former Quebec junior hockey players have been handed jail sentences for sexually assaulting a minor at a hotel in June 2021 in the aftermath of a Victoriaville Tigres champions...
Jul 8, 2024
Canadians to decide if online harms regulator is bureaucracy or enforcement: PBO
OTTAWA - Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux suggests it's up to Canadians to decide whether they believe the government's proposal to create a new regulator against online harms amounts to burea...
Jul 8, 2024
By coming forward, Alice Munro's daughter sheds light on childhood sex abuse: experts
The organization Alice Munro's daughter credits with helping her heal from childhood sexual abuse says her courage in speaking out sheds light on an issue that doesn't receive enough public attention....
Jul 8, 2024
Officials in Multnomah County, home to Portland, Oregon, report 4 suspected heat-related deaths
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Authorities in Oregon's Multnomah County, home to Portland, said Monday that the county medical examiner was investigating four suspected heat-related deaths as the region ...
Jul 8, 2024
Israeli forces push deeper into Gaza City as Hamas warns that escalation threatens cease-fire talks
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip's largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday ...
Jul 8, 2024
Republicans move at Trump's behest to change how they will oppose abortion, AP sources say
MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Republican National Committee's platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding ...
Jul 8, 2024
A Russian playwright and a theater director sentenced to prison on charges of advocating terrorism
A Russian court on Monday convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six years each in prison, the latest in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia...
Jul 8, 2024
Captain Nick Hoag leads Canadian men's Olympic volleyball team into Paris
GATINEAU, Que. - Captain Nick Hoag will lead Canada's men's volleyball team at the upcoming Paris Olympics. Volleyball Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced the team's roster Monday. Can...
Jul 8, 2024