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Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted of manslaughter and other charges Friday in the death of a man after officers shocked him with a Taser and restrained him face down ...
Dec 06, 2024

Quebec promises new legislation to strengthen secularism in schools
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it will table legislation to strengthen secularism in schools, following the latest in a series of reports about Muslim religious practices appearing in some of the ...
Dec 06, 2024

Avalanche risk expected to rise in parts of B.C. this weekend
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is encouraging people to do their research on avalanche risk before heading into the backcountry, as forecasts show danger ratings are expected to increase i...
Dec 06, 2024

Manitoba premier says conservation officers to help patrol Canada-U.S. border
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to have conservation officers help patrol efforts along the Canada-United States border. Premier Wab Kinew says the officers would serve as extra eyes an...
Dec 06, 2024

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country's third-largest city
BEIRUT (AP) - Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country's third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a ...
Dec 06, 2024

Coroner says searchers think they have found missing Pennsylvania woman last seen near sinkhole
A Pennsylvania coroner's office said Friday that investigators believe they have located the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mine. Sean Hriba...
Dec 06, 2024

Canada's housing crisis leads to more unsafe housing for victims of domestic violence
HALIFAX - Women's advocates say provincial and federal governments need to step up efforts to create housing for people escaping gender-based violence because too many women are forced to remain in un...
Dec 06, 2024

Coroner says searchers think they have found missing Pennsylvania woman last seen near sinkhole
A Pennsylvania coroner's office said Friday that investigators believe they have located the body of a woman who was last seen four days earlier near a sinkhole above a shuttered coal mine. Sean Hriba...
Dec 06, 2024

Canadian forward Nichelle Prince signs new contract with Kansas City Current
KANSAS CITY - Canadian international forward Nichelle Prince has signed a new two-year contract that keeps her at the NWSL's Kansas City Current through the 2026 season with a mutual option for 2027. ...
Dec 06, 2024

Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC being held in Rimouski
MONTREAL - A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City is being held in a detention centre hundreds of kilometres from Montreal, where he says the French-speak...
Dec 06, 2024