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Nanaimo youth sentenced for disturbing sexual assault
Editors note: this article contains details of sexual violence and may not be suitable for some readers. Discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A teenager who sexually assaulted his former girlfriend while s...
Jul 05, 2022

July 4 parade shooting leaves 6 dead, 30 hurt; man detained
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of panick...
Jul 05, 2022

NATO nations sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
BRUSSELS (AP) - The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to the alliance capitals for legislative appr...
Jul 05, 2022

Freedom Convoy organizer in court and AFN Assembly: In The News for July 5, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 ... What we are watchi...
Jul 05, 2022

Assembly of First Nations meets as suspended chief fights for financial audit
VANCOUVER - The annual gathering of the Assembly of First Nations is being held this week in Vancouver under a cloud of criticism from its national chief, who has been suspended and denied entry to th...
Jul 05, 2022

'Freedom Convoy' organizer Tamara Lich expected to have bail hearing today
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, an organizer of the "Freedom Convoy," is set to appear in an Ottawa court today for a bail hearing after being arrested last week for allegedly breaching one of her bail conditio...
Jul 05, 2022

In Kashmir, 'conscious music' tests India’s limits on speech
SRINAGAR, India (AP) - Sarfaraz Javaid thumps his chest rhythmically in the music video, swaying to the guitar and letting his throaty voice ring out through the forest: "What kind of soot has shroude...
Jul 04, 2022

White Sox, MLB decide to play game after parade shooting
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox talked to Major League Baseball on Monday about postponing their game against the Minnesota Twins after a gunman opened fire on an Independence Day parade in subur...
Jul 04, 2022

White Sox, MLB decide to play game after parade shooting
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox talked to Major League Baseball on Monday about postponing their game against the Minnesota Twins after a gunman opened fire on an Independence Day parade in subur...
Jul 04, 2022

Argonauts miss late convert, lose 23-22 to unbeaten Blue Bombers
TORONTO - A missed convert by Boris Bede with 25 seconds left in regulation time after the Toronto Argonauts rallied to within a point was the difference Monday as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers escaped BM...
Jul 04, 2022