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Canada sanctions Iran morality police officers, prison and drone company
OTTAWA - Canada has slapped fresh sanctions on Iranian officials whom Ottawa blames for the arrest of Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked widespread anti-regime protests last September. Foreign Affairs M...
May 03, 2023
Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up call
A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the wake-up call when it emerged - growling and roaring - from a dumpster outside an elementary school. Zela Elementary School principal James Marsh w...
May 03, 2023
CSIS must inform MPs about all threats against them, no matter how credible: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's intelligence agencies are being directed to immediately inform MPs if there are any threats against them, regardless of whether the threats are con...
May 03, 2023
Canfor reports $142M Q1 loss compared with a profit a year ago
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. reported a loss in its first-quarter compared with a profit a year ago as its lumber operations in Western Canada faced lower prices. Canfor chief executive Don Kayne says it ...
May 03, 2023
After overnight dress rehearsal, RCMP say they're ready to play key coronation role
Londoners up in the early hours of Wednesday morning were treated to a full dress rehearsal of King Charles' coronation procession -- including five RCMP members riding just ahead of the gold state co...
May 03, 2023
Russia says it foiled an alleged drone attack on Kremlin
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian authorities accused Ukraine on Wednesday of attempting to attack the Kremlin with two drones overnight in an effort to assassinate President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin decried t...
May 03, 2023
Players urge Canada Soccer members to vote for leadership change at annual meeting
The Canadian men's and women's soccer teams are urging change in Canada Soccer's leadership at the governing body's annual meeting this week in Saint John, N.B. In a letter to presidents of the provin...
May 03, 2023
Grieving Nanaimo parents fundraising to comfort others in event of stillborn delivery
NANAIMO - A local couple are raising money to help people through one of the most difficult situations in life: the tragic death of a child.Erin Sowerby Greene and her husband Cameron von Poser were e...
May 03, 2023
Dissident pulled off plane by Belarus gets 8 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A Belarusian court convicted a dissident journalist who was arrested after being pulled off a commercial flight that was diverted to the country and sentenced him Wednesday to ...
May 03, 2023
Leeds hires Sam Allardyce as manager after firing Gracia
LEEDS, England (AP) - Sam Allardyce made an unlikely return to the Premier League on Wednesday when the 68-year-old former England coach was hired by Leeds until the end of the season after the relega...
May 03, 2023