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Canadian Indigenous leaders meet with King Charles in London ahead of coronation
A delegation of Indigenous leaders from Canada has met with King Charles ahead of Saturday's coronation. Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President ...
May 04, 2023
Quebec rights body opens investigation after young girl's clitoris allegedly removed
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is investigating reports that the province's youth protection services failed to act on a suspected case of child genital mutilation. The commission says in...
May 04, 2023
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear man's appeal in alleged wrongful conviction case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Quebec man seeking compensation over imprisonment for murders he says he did not commit. Yves Plamondon spent almost 28 years behind ...
May 04, 2023
Petr Klima, who scored triple OT goal in 1990 Stanley Cup final, dead at 58
EDMONTON - Petr Klima, whose triple-overtime goal against Boston in Game 1 of the 1990 NHL final ended the longest game in Stanley Cup final history, has died at 58. The Oilers confirmed Klima's death...
May 04, 2023
Quebec renames highway for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur
THURSO, Que. - Quebec is renaming a provincial highway for late Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur. Highway 50, an east-west route in the greater Montreal area, will now be known as Autoroute Guy-L...
May 04, 2023
"Canada in my blood': Charles's coronation follows half century of Canadian visits
LONDON - Last year, while still Prince of Wales, King Charles III opened a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Rwanda's capital of Kigali and pitched Canada as an example for the world to f...
May 04, 2023
B.C. flooding, mudslides prompt evacuation orders, highway closures in the Interior
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The first spell of summer-like weather in British Columbia has sped up snowmelt in the mountains, causing flooding and mudslides that have prompted evacuation orders and highway cl...
May 04, 2023
New York, California probing workplace discrimination at NFL
NEW YORK (AP) - The attorneys general of New York and California announced Thursday that they are investigating allegations of workplace discrimination at the NFL, citing lawsuits filed by employees t...
May 04, 2023
Efforts resuming to repatriate five missing Canadians from Syria, lawyer says
OTTAWA - A lawyer working to repatriate Canadians from detention in Syria says there is fresh word about two women and three children who had originally been slated to return to Canada last month. Law...
May 04, 2023
Ukraine's Zelenskyy visits International Criminal Court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday made an unannounced visit to the International Criminal Court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian Presiden...
May 04, 2023