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Mamadi Camara settles lawsuit against City of Montreal over wrongful arrest in 2021
MONTREAL - A Black man who was wrongfully arrested and detained for six days last year has settled a $1.2-million lawsuit against the City of Montreal. The law firm representing Mamadi Camara says in ...
Feb 23, 2022

Golf Canada unveils new development program with goal to advance elite talent
Golf Canada has unveiled a new development program, with the goal to increase the number of athletes competing on the PGA and LPGA Tours to 30 by 2032. The organization said in a release that the plan...
Feb 23, 2022

Kamloops, B.C., child honoured for bravery after acting to help injured grandmother
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A six-year-old girl has been honoured by RCMP in Kamloops, B.C., after she managed to get out of a crashed car, cross a busy highway and summon help for her injured grandmother. A pos...
Feb 23, 2022

Mohawk community in Quebec to vote on removing remains of allegedly abusive priest
MONTREAL - The First Nation of Kahnawake outside Montreal is preparing for a referendum on whether to exhume and remove from their community the remains of a priest alleged to have committed sexual ab...
Feb 23, 2022

Close road along Parliament permanently, Ottawa councillor pitches in wake of protest
OTTAWA - The three-week long protest that gripped the capital and prompted the invocation of the Emergencies Act has now sparked a call for potential permanent changes to the parliamentary precinct, i...
Feb 23, 2022

5 people charged in 2020 drug bust
PRINCE GEORGE - Charges have finally been laid against five people in connection to a 2020 drug investigation in Prince George. One charge of possession for the purpose of trafficking has been made ag...
Feb 23, 2022

Spain impresses in 1-0 win over Olympic champion Canada at Arnold Clark Cup
WOLVERHAMPTON, United Kingdom - A goal by star midfielder Alexia Putellas lifted Spain to a 1-0 win over Canada on Wednesday in the finale for both teams at the Arnold Clark Cup. Ninth-ranked Spain ca...
Feb 23, 2022

Jury starts deliberating 3 ex-cops’ case in Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Jurors started deliberating Wednesday in the federal trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights, after a judge gave them...
Feb 23, 2022

Mass shooting inquiry: COVID-19 has undermined the grieving process in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a panel of community leaders who talked about what life is like in the rural communities affected by the trag...
Feb 23, 2022

Ex-NYPD union president surrendering to criminal charges
NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York City police union president who's clashed with city officials over his bombastic tweets and hardline tactics is expected to surrender Wednesday to face criminal charg...
Feb 23, 2022