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Supreme Court affirms constitutionality of B.C. law on opioid health costs recovery
OTTAWA - Canada's top court has affirmed the constitutionality of a law that would allow British Columbia to pursue a class-action lawsuit against opioid providers on behalf of other provinces, the te...
Nov 29, 2024
British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
LONDON (AP) - British lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned and debate, members of Parliament approv...
Nov 29, 2024
Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian insurgents have breached Syria's second largest city, Aleppo, after blowing up two car bombs and were clashing with government forces on Friday, according to a Syria war monitor a...
Nov 29, 2024
Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after devastating fire
PARIS (AP) - After more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, Notre Dame Cathedral showed its new self to the world Friday, with rebuilt soaring ceilings and creamy good-as-new stonework er...
Nov 29, 2024
LGBTQ+ Africans look to Canada for help as anti-gay laws expand
MOMBASA - Astraeus O'Levin is tired of strangers telling her they want to kill her. In 2015, as a transgender woman, she left the scrutiny of her family in western Kenya, seeking peace and new opportu...
Nov 29, 2024
Ex-mayor has no regrets as Surrey Police take over from RCMP after six-year saga
The Surrey Police Service took over from the RCMP and became the city's force of jurisdiction Friday, after a six-year saga set in motion by former mayor Doug McCallum. Along the way, there were court...
Nov 29, 2024
Ex-mayor has no regrets as Surrey Police take over from RCMP after six-year saga
The Surrey Police Service took over from the RCMP and became the city's force of jurisdiction Friday, after a six-year saga set in motion by former mayor Doug McCallum. Along the way, there were court...
Nov 29, 2024
Statistics Canada to release third quarter GDP report today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release third quarter gross domestic product figures this morning. The agency's preliminary estimate pointed to one per cent annualized growth over the three-month...
Nov 29, 2024
As Australia bans social media for children, Quebec is paying close attention
MONTREAL - As Australia moves to ban social media for children under 16, Quebec is debating whether to follow suit. The provincial government decided last spring to study the possibility of setting a ...
Nov 29, 2024
Polls open in close-run election to choose Ireland's new government
DUBLIN (AP) - Ireland is voting Friday in a parliamentary election that will decide the next government - and will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled...
Nov 28, 2024