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Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins to resign after Justice Department ethics probe
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department's inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraise...
May 16, 2023
As tidal power firms ebb, Fisheries minister strikes task force to smooth regulation
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister is creating a task force to smooth the regulation of Bay of Fundy tidal power after a key player sought bankruptcy protection last week. Joyce Murray said toda...
May 16, 2023
Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee is calling for Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States to include new exemptions allowing some asylum seekers to make claims in Canada after arr...
May 16, 2023
New Liberal law would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to get bail
The Liberals' new bail-reform legislation includes new measures that would make it more difficult for some repeat violent offenders to get released on bail.Justice Minister David Lametti introduced th...
May 16, 2023
CF Montreal face biggest test of the season against high-flying FC Cincinnati
MONTREAL - Major League Soccer's most in-form team will meet its top home club on Wednesday when CF Montreal visits Cincinnati FC. Currently riding a four-game win streak in MLS and six in all competi...
May 16, 2023
Senators urge Ottawa to give sanctions regime the same clarity, assessment as allies
OTTAWA - The Senate foreign-affairs committee is calling on Ottawa to clarify the reasons it issues sanctions and improve the ways it assesses whether financial embargoes and travel bans are actually ...
May 16, 2023
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in third Nunavut hamlet
NAUJAAT, Nunavut - Nunavut's Department of Health has declared a tuberculosis outbreak in a third community. The department says there are six cases of active tuberculosis and 10 cases of latent tuber...
May 16, 2023
June byelections will be monitored for foreign interference, government says
OTTAWA - The federal government says the Security and Intelligence Threats Task Force will be closely monitoring byelections in four ridings next month for signs of interference. Votes are being held ...
May 16, 2023
Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province
VANCOUVER - A flood warning has been issued for the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia as unseasonably warm temperatures swell rivers in many areas of the province. The River Forecast Cent...
May 16, 2023
B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program
VANCOUVER - Everyone who enters a British Columbia casino will soon be required to present government-issued identification, in what the BC Lottery Corporation says is an initiative to support people ...
May 16, 2023