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Bill creating new oversight body to track reconciliation efforts poised to become law
OTTAWA - Legislation to create new oversight body tracking Canada's reconciliation efforts has passed a final vote in Parliament. The House of Commons unanimously agreed to adopt a final version of th...
Apr 29, 2024
Sadie the Chihuahua looking to get back into fighting shape
NANAIMO - If you're looking for the perfect cuddle bug, look no further than Sadie.Sadie is a seven-year-old chocolate Chihuahua who is looking for a forever home to help her complete her weight loss ...
Apr 29, 2024
Sikh rally in Toronto with multi-party support prompts India diplomatic rebuke
OTTAWA - India has summoned Canada's envoy in New Delhi following a large Sikh rally in Toronto attended by all three major federal party leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Conservative Lea...
Apr 29, 2024
Ottawa man who lauded Hamas pleads guilty to breaking bail conditions
OTTAWA - The Crown is asking a judge to consider an Ottawa man's pro-Hamas comments at a Toronto protest to be an aggravating factor in sentencing for breaching the bail conditions of an unrelated cha...
Apr 29, 2024
Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - One of the winners of a historic $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot last month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment las...
Apr 29, 2024
Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has hybrid Tommy John surgery
Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Brandon Barriera has had hybrid Tommy John surgery. The ligament replacement and internal-brace procedure on his left elbow will likely take 12 to 18 months to heal...
Apr 29, 2024
Oilers show they can grind out wins as they eye deep playoff run
LOS ANGELES - Connor McDavid says it was far from a masterpiece. The Oilers' 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday didn't break social media because of a highlight-reel rush or a back-and-f...
Apr 29, 2024
Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review
OTTAWA - The federal minister for addictions and mental health says it's too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help...
Apr 29, 2024
Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher accused of murder near the US-Mexico border
PHOENIX (AP) - Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in t...
Apr 29, 2024
Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled
NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) - It was an unusual wildlife sighting Sunday when four zebras escaped from their trailer and galloped into a Washington neighborhood. Three of the four black-and-white striped a...
Apr 29, 2024