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Defendant takes stand in trial over killing of Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery took the stand Wednesday as defense attorneys began presenting their case in the murder trial of three men, saying, ...
Nov 17, 2021

Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear and wore horns got 41 months
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to...
Nov 17, 2021

Fatal crash claims a life on Highway 16 near Fraser Lake
FRASER LAKE - One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Highway 16 near Fraser Lake.RCMP say it happened at approximately 3:45 p.m yesterday (Nov.16) on the highway near Dry William Lake Roa...
Nov 17, 2021

Quebec pushes Ottawa to act on handguns after Montreal teen murdered
QUEBEC - Public Security Minister Genevive Guilbault is calling on the federal government to do more to take guns off the street, following the fatal shooting of a Montreal teenager. Guilbault told re...
Nov 17, 2021

B.C. pot sector bracing for delivery challenges and shortages after extreme weather
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Canada's cannabis industry is bracing for supply chain challenges after extreme weather in B.C. flooded some marijuana facilities and forced the evacuation of many communities hosti...
Nov 17, 2021

WA redistricting panel urges high court to look at its maps
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The head of Washington state's bipartisan redistricting commission that failed to meet its deadline for redrawing political maps urged state Supreme Court justices to still consi...
Nov 17, 2021

Trudeau arrives in Washington for Three Amigos, meetings with U.S. officials
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington, D.C., for two days of meetings with U.S. officials and the Three Amigos summit. The busy tour marks Trudeau's first visit to the U.S. capital since the ...
Nov 17, 2021

Expelled Conservative Sen. Denise Batters defends petition, lashes out at O'Toole
OTTAWA - Sen. Denise Batters is taking off the gloves in her fight with Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole. O'Toole announced late Tuesday that the Saskatchewan senator was being expelled from the Conse...
Nov 17, 2021

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 17, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): 9:00 a.m. Officials in Abbotsford, B.C., will hold another news conference this morning as they urge all residents of...
Nov 17, 2021

Parole granted to inmate who was key in juvenile life debate
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana parole board granted parole on Wednesday to Henry Montgomery, whose Supreme Court case was instrumental in extending the possibility of freedom to hundreds of people sen...
Nov 17, 2021