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Quebec government lawyers tell court Bill 21 is not a violation of freedoms
MONTREAL - The Quebec government does not believe its secularism law violates freedom of religion, but rather it serves to frame it, a lawyer argued today.It was the turn of those defending the law kn...
Dec 09, 2020

US govt, states bring antitrust action against Facebook
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators asked Wednesday for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the U.S. government and 48 states and districts accused the compan...
Dec 09, 2020

Woman abused by school band teacher gets $2M settlement
SEATTLE - A school district in Washington state has agreed to a $2 million settlement after a woman sued over sexual abuse by a band teacher 30 years ago - a trauma so profound she said it caused her ...
Dec 09, 2020

Prohibited driver injures two officers
UPDATE: The BC Prosecution Service has issued an Unendorsed Warrant of Arrest for Justin Edward Pawluck, 37, in relation to the incident that resulted in injuries to two Prince George RCMP officers. P...
Dec 09, 2020

Gunman behind mass shooting in Nova Scotia had targets in Halifax: search warrants
HALIFAX - Newly released documents suggest the gunman behind the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia had planned to "get" a pair of people in Halifax during his murderous rampage, but the Mounties were...
Dec 09, 2020

Pennsylvania governor says he's tested positive for COVID-19
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. The second-term Democrat said a routine test on Tuesday detected the coronavirus. "I have no sym...
Dec 09, 2020

Former Canadian Hockey League players detail allegations of abuse, hazing
TORONTO - Fourteen former Canadian Hockey League players have submitted affidavits detailing alleged abuse and hazing in a class-action lawsuit filed by two other ex-players. Former NHL player Daniel ...
Dec 09, 2020

Canada's Alphonso Davies returns from injury, back in Bayern Munich starting 11
MUNICH - Canadian Alphonso Davies returned from injury Wednesday, resuming his normal role of left back for defending champion Bayern Munich against Locomotiv Moscow in Champions League play. The 20-y...
Dec 09, 2020

Suspicious incident near Prince George elementary school
PRINCE GEORGE - Local Mounties say there was a suspicious incident shortly after 8 a.m. this morning near 17th Avenue and Hemlock Street."The report advised that the driver of a vehicle approached an ...
Dec 09, 2020

Canada's Dwayne De Rosario included on list of Major League Soccer's '25 Greatest'
Canadian Dwayne De Rosario, former Toronto FC forward Sebastian Giovinco and global star David Beckham have made Major League Soccer's list of "The 25 Greatest." The honour roll is part of the league'...
Dec 09, 2020