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Mint issues black-ringed toonie in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who ...
Dec 07, 2022
Duke Energy: All equipment damaged in NC shooting now fixed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy said Wednesday that it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged when it was shot up and that it expects power to be fully restored by the evening. In a st...
Dec 07, 2022
Watchdog finds many failures before Whitey Bulger's killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A series of missteps by federal Bureau of Prisons officials preceded the October 2018 beating death of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, the Justice Department's inspe...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one mil...
Dec 07, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan chiefs call for sovereignty acts to be withdrawn
OTTAWA - First Nations chiefs in Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for their provinces to toss proposed legislation they say is inherently undemocratic, unconstitutional and infringes on Indigenous...
Dec 07, 2022
Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal
OTTAWA - The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refug...
Dec 07, 2022
Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention
OTTAWA - Canada is trying to dislodge a political impasse in Haiti by sending one of its top diplomats to that country. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, starts an in-person push for...
Dec 07, 2022
Study finds that Canadian girls and their parents want a better, safer sport system
Participation rates of girls in Canadian sport have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent study, despite fears that one in four would not return post-COVID. That's the good news. The ...
Dec 07, 2022
Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people was released from an Indonesian prison on parole Wednesday after serving half his 20-year sentence, despite the op...
Dec 07, 2022
Woodbine announces change of $1 million stakes race to King's Plate for 2023
TORONTO - After 70 years as The Queen's Plate, Canada's oldest thoroughbred race is getting a name change next year. The $1 million stakes race will be known as The King's Plate when it is run for the...
Dec 07, 2022