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Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts if re-elected
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts. With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Le...
Oct 03, 2024

Montreal police probe whether incendiary materials tied to Middle East conflict
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they are investigating whether five people arrested Wednesday in possession of incendiary materials could have been planning something in connection to the war in the Mi...
Oct 03, 2024

Human connections bring hope in North Carolina after devastation of Helene
BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (AP) - Sarah Vekasi is a potter who runs a store in Black Mountain, North Carolina, called Sarah Sunshine Pottery, named after her normally bubbly personality. But these days she'...
Oct 03, 2024

Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong fe...
Oct 03, 2024

Peter Nygard seeking bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto
TORONTO - Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has requested bail as he appeals his sexual assault convictions in Toronto and the prison sentence he received last month. The Ontario Court of Appeal says ...
Oct 03, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Manitoba man acquitted 50 years after murder conviction
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago has been acquitted. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg. His...
Oct 03, 2024

Jury mulling fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The future of three former Memphis officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in a beating that proved fatal is in the hands of a jury after a nearly monthlong fe...
Oct 03, 2024

Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision release...
Oct 03, 2024

Hockey Canada to hold a second Beyond The Boards summit to examine culture
CALGARY - Hockey Canada will hold a Beyond The Boards summit in Ottawa in November to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. It's Hockey Canada's second summit ...
Oct 03, 2024

Former Brier champ Menard returns to elite men's curling, PointsBet could be revamped
CALGARY - Jean-Michel Menard is back on the Canadian men's curling stage. The first francophone skip from Quebec to win a national men's championship has returned this season playing third for Felix A...
Oct 03, 2024