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Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran after being convicted on terror ch...
Oct 28, 2024
Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a detailed proposal to cut immigration to Quebec. Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says ...
Oct 28, 2024
VIU Mariners win PACWEST women's provincial soccer championship
LANGLEY - For the second time in three years the VIU Mariners are PACWEST women's soccer champions.The Mariners won a tight 1-0 contest in the final on Sunday, Oct. 27 against Capilano. Jade Dillaboug...
Oct 28, 2024
Former senator recalls being told Canada asked Sudan to hold Abdelrazik in detention
OTTAWA - Former senator Mobina Jaffer says she was told by the Sudanese intelligence director that he felt Canadian officials had asked him to detain Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik. Jaffer, who ret...
Oct 28, 2024
Country superstar Shania Twain returning to Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Canadian music star Shania Twain is set to perform at next year's Calgary Stampede, her first show during the 10-day western festival in more than a decade. The 59-year-old has sold more tha...
Oct 28, 2024
Veteran broadcast journalists tapped to moderate future leaders' debates
OTTAWA - The Leaders' Debate Commission announced two seasoned broadcast journalists to moderate the French and English leaders' debates in the next federal election. TVO host Steve Paikin will modera...
Oct 28, 2024
Quebec's head of youth protection resigns after sex scandal at detention facility
MONTREAL - Quebec's national director of youth protection has resigned, days after a media report claimed that educators at a Montreal detention centre for troubled minors had sexual relations with de...
Oct 28, 2024
Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens. The request comes afte...
Oct 28, 2024
Toronto FC takes first steps on 'total rebuild,' leaves forward Prince Owusu in limbo
TORONTO - Toronto FC, taking the first steps in what has been billed as a "total rebuild," has declined 2025 contract options on defenders Aim Mabika and Shane O'Neill, midfielder Brandon Servania and...
Oct 28, 2024
Maple Leafs re-sign defenceman McCabe to five-year contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed defenceman Jake McCabe to a five-year contract, the club announced Monday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4.51 million. McCabe has thre...
Oct 28, 2024