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Case of Quebec man charged in plot to overthrow Haitian government put off to January
QUEBEC - The case of a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose has been put off to the new year. Grald Nicolas was not in court as lawyers ...
Dec 01, 2022
Former Expos reporter Richard Milo honoured by Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
ST. MARYS, ONTARIO, CANADA - Longtime Canadian Press writer Richard Milo has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's 2022 Jack Graney Award. The honour is given annual...
Dec 01, 2022
Parti Québécois barred from Quebec legislature after refusing to take oath to King
QUEBEC - The three recently elected Parti Qubcois members who have steadfastly refused to swear the oath of office to the King were barred today from taking their seats in the legislature. PQ Leader P...
Dec 01, 2022
In The News for Dec. 1: Canada gains on U.S. in permanent resident race
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 01, 2022
Language barriers make for concern among Ukrainian newcomers at job fair
Hundreds of people, including many Ukrainian newcomers, arrived eager to find work at a job fair held at Prairieland Park on Wednesday.A woman named Iryna said she and her son, Yurii, were there to lo...
Dec 01, 2022
NDP call for boycott of India hosting G20, citing treatment of religious minorities
OTTAWA - The New Democrats are calling on the Liberals to boycott India's hosting of the G20, citing that country's treatment of minorities. Today, India started its term in the rotating presidency of...
Dec 01, 2022
Getting Animals Tested for Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, infectious disease of deer, elk, reindeer and moose (cervids) that afGetting Your Animal TestedThe Ministry of Environment offers free voluntary CWD testing f...
Dec 01, 2022
Advocates criticize slow expansion of needle exchange program in federal prisons
OTTAWA - Health advocates say the federal prison needle exchange program is failing because of a poor rollout by the Correctional Service and a lack of improvement since it was introduced four years a...
Dec 01, 2022
Suspicious package found at US Embassy in Spain amid probe
MADRID (AP) - Spanish officials say a suspicious package has been discovered at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid and placed under police control. The finding on Thursday came as police reported a wave of ex...
Dec 01, 2022
In The News for Dec. 1: Canada gains on U.S. in permanent resident race
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 01, 2022