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Canada says it wants to slash its emissions by half by 2035. Will that be enough?
TORONTO - Canada is aiming to cut its emissions in half by 2035 compared to 2005 levels, a newly released target range that is lower than what a federal advisory body recommended. Environment and Clim...
Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...
Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...
Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...
Dec 12, 2024

Wander Franco's sex abuse trial has been postponed 5 months
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) - The trial against Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who has been charged with sexually abusing a minor, sexual and commercial exploitation against a minor...
Dec 12, 2024

Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley quitting legislature seat as of Dec. 30
EDMONTON - Former Alberta premier and NDP Leader Rachel Notley is leaving the legislature. Notley announced on social media that, as of Dec. 30, she is resigning as the legislature representative for ...
Dec 12, 2024

Montreal billionaire Robert Miller facing new sex charges involving underage girl
MONTREAL - Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is facing criminal charges of sexual misconduct involving a new complainant who was under the age of 14 when the alleged offences began. The 81-year-old f...
Dec 12, 2024

Fort St. James man fined for hunting moose at night
FORT ST.JAMES - The B-C Conservation Officer Service says a man from Fort St. James has been fined three-thousand dollars after hunting moose at night three years ago. A statement from the service say...
Dec 12, 2024

Only new firearms from buyback program will go to Ukraine, Defence Department says
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's plan to send firearms from its buyback program to the battlefield in Ukraine will only include unused weapons, the Department of National Defence says. A department s...
Dec 12, 2024

Law firm warns $47.8B First Nations child welfare reforms could be lost with election
OTTAWA - A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8 billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there's a change in government i...
Dec 12, 2024