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After cancelling event, Montreal borough to allow drag queen story time for children
MONTREAL - A Montreal borough is reversing its decision to cancel a story time event for children hosted by a well-known drag queen. St-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa says officials met with Sebas...
Aug 02, 2022
Lawyer: Hockey Canada complainant passed a lie-detector test
The woman who filed a lawsuit against Hockey Canada over an alleged group sexual assault recently passed a polygraph examination, her lawyer said Tuesday. A statement released Tuesday by Robert Talach...
Aug 02, 2022
Canada's Laylor wins gold in Commonwealth Games women's weightlifting
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Maya Laylor captured gold in the 76-kilogram class of women's weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The 27-year-old from Toronto posted Commonwealth records ...
Aug 02, 2022
Canada sanctions Russian military officers over atrocities in Bucha
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is imposing sanctions on dozens of Russian military officers whose troops are accused of committing atrocities against Ukrainian civilians. Foreign Affairs Minister Ml...
Aug 02, 2022
US Speaker Pelosi arrives in Taiwan, raising China tensions
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island that is claimed by China in 25 y...
Aug 02, 2022
Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996. There were more than 34,200 reports of sexual assault countrywide in 2021...
Aug 02, 2022
Woman avoids jail after attacking nurse outside Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - A nurse remains unable to return to the job she loves following an unprovoked attack as she was about to drive home from work.The woman responsible received a conditional discharge, meaning ...
Aug 02, 2022
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies to donate World Cup earnings to charity
Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies says he will donate his World Cup earnings to charity. "Canada welcomed me and my family and gave us the opportunity for a better life," Davies said in a social me...
Aug 02, 2022
Taliban under scrutiny as US kills al-Qaida leader in Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The U.S. drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the balcony of a Kabul safe house intensified global scrutiny Tuesday of Afghanistan's Taliban rulers and further...
Aug 02, 2022
Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - Brittney Griner was back in court on Tuesday for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. If convicted, the WNBA star and two-time Ol...
Aug 02, 2022