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Parliament Hill language interpreter sent to hospital, union blames lax headset rules
OTTAWA - A parliamentary interpreter was sent to the hospital during a Senate committee meeting last week. Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek says she was "astonished" to learn tha...
Oct 25, 2022
Italy's Meloni easily wins confidence vote in parliament
ROME (AP) - Italy's new far-right-led government of Giorgia Meloni has won the first of two required confidence votes in Parliament by a comfortable margin. The vote in the lower Chamber of Deputies T...
Oct 25, 2022
Audit after N.S. mass shooting reveals flaws in RCMP decommissioning of vehicles
OTTAWA - An internal audit of how the RCMP decommissions its vehicles has uncovered a series of shortcomings. The report was written in response to two cases in Nova Scotia of people using former RCMP...
Oct 25, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov defeats Rodionov to advance to second round at Vienna Open
VIENNA - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the second round of Vienna Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jurij Rodionov of Austria on Tuesday. The No. 19-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont....
Oct 25, 2022
Family of woman found dead on ER floor asks Quebec coroner to reopen investigation
MONTREAL - The family of an 86-year-old woman who was found dead on the floor of a Montreal-area emergency room last year is calling for a new investigation into the circumstances of her death followi...
Oct 25, 2022
Freeland stresses Bank of Canada's independence after Singh criticizes rate hikes
OTTAWA - As another interest rate hike looms, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is emphasizing the Bank of Canada's independence after criticism from federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Singh sent a le...
Oct 25, 2022
Baryshnikov honors 'insanely brave' Putin opponent Navalny
NEW YORK (AP) - Ballet dancer, choreographer and actor Mikhail Baryshnikov, who famously defected from the Soviet Union nearly a half-century ago, called Alexei Navalny "insanely brave" as a human rig...
Oct 25, 2022
Nielsen, Amazon Prime spar over who really watches football
NEW YORK (AP) - By the Nielsen company's count, 7.8 million people watched Amazon Prime's coverage of last Thursday's NFL game between New Orleans and Arizona. But Amazon says no, there were actually ...
Oct 25, 2022
School gunman had AR-15-style weapon, 600 rounds of ammo
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The 19-year-old gunman who killed a teacher and a 15-year-old girl at a St. Louis high school was armed with an AR-15-style rifle and what appeared to be more than 600 rounds of ammun...
Oct 25, 2022
Zermatt-Cervinia World Cup downhill ski races cancelled after warm weather
ZERMATT, Switzerland - The start of alpine's World Cup downhill season reverts to Lake Louise, Alta., with the cancellation of European races in Zermatt-Cervinia. Tuesday's cancellation of the women's...
Oct 25, 2022