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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - The founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison for orchestrating a weekslong plot that culminated in his followers attacking the U.S. Ca...
May 25, 2023

Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn. About ...
May 25, 2023

Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT
EDMONTON - The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT...
May 25, 2023

Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney loses attempt to have lawsuit thrown out
Alberta's top court is denying an attempt by former Alberta premier Jason Kenney to have a defamation lawsuit against him thrown out. Kenney is facing a lawsuit by five environmental groups, which was...
May 25, 2023

Man arrested after car collides with gates of Downing Street, where UK prime minister lives
LONDON (AP) - A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister's home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one ...
May 25, 2023

Public safety minister announces funding for Akwesasne after migrant deaths
QUEBEC - The federal government is announcing funding to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory fight organized crime, after the death of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River earlier this year. Publi...
May 25, 2023

More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec's auditor general says more than one-quarter of teachers who worked in the province's classrooms during the 2020-21 school year weren't legally qualified. Guylaine Leclerc presented her annual ...
May 25, 2023

Canada's Chan, Rochette named ambassadors for 2024 figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL - Canadian figure skating great Patrick Chan still remembers the feeling of competing at a world championships on home soil. "It's the closest thing to competing at the Olympic Games in Vanco...
May 25, 2023

Opposition MPs to seek testimony from foreign interference watchdog David Johnston
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs are looking to put former governor general David Johnston, who is investigating allegations of foreign interference, in the hot seat. Members of a parliamentary procedure commi...
May 25, 2023

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) - The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March. The Centra...
May 25, 2023