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Israel: Forces kill Palestinian who shot dead female soldier
JERUSALEM (AP) - A Palestinian gunman who killed an Israeli soldier earlier this month was shot dead Wednesday after opening fire at a security guard at a West Bank settlement near Jerusalem, Israel's...
Oct 19, 2022
Vancouver task force on Indigenous rights releases report for city council
Vancouver could become the first city in Canada to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples with a plan developed alongside the three First Nations on whose territo...
Oct 19, 2022
NHL's Kim Davis hopes next Hockey Canada board is 'diverse and inclusive'
Kim Davis sees only one path forward for Hockey Canada. The NHL's executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs watched from afar as revelation after damning re...
Oct 19, 2022
Argonauts can clinch first in East Division with victory over Montreal Alouettes
They've endured a sometimes quirky 2022 schedule but it has also delivered head coach Ryan Dinwiddie and the Toronto Argonauts to a very simple and emphatic completion. Toronto (10-6) concludes its re...
Oct 19, 2022
'Swift-footed lizard' named Massachusetts state dinosaur
BOSTON (AP) - A "swift-footed lizard" that lived millions of years ago in what is now Massachusetts has been named the state's official dinosaur under legislation signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Cha...
Oct 19, 2022
City of Calgary, Flames start negotiating again on a new arena
CALGARY - Arena talks in Calgary are back on. The city and Calgary Flames owners confirmed Wednesday negotiations will begin again for a new sports, arts and entertainment building. Their previous dea...
Oct 19, 2022
Canada's Bouchard ousted by Ostapenko in second round of Guadalajara Open
GUADALAJARA, Mexico - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard has been ousted from the Guadalajara Open in the second round after a three-set loss (7-5, 2-6, 6-1) to Jelena Ostapenko on Wednesday. The Montreal nati...
Oct 19, 2022
Liberal GST rebate bill passes as government pushes cost-of-living measures
OTTAWA - People who receive the GST rebate can expect to see an extra cheque this year that will double the amount of the benefit for the next six months, after the Liberal government's Bill C-30 beca...
Oct 19, 2022
Regina police chief says many questions still unanswered about federal gun buyback
By around this time next year, the Canadian government plans to be implementing its ban on all assault-style firearms.In order to get those guns off the streets, the government wants to buy the weapon...
Oct 19, 2022
‘Long overdue’: First Nations Police Chiefs respond to plan to expand Indigenous policing
Reaction is coming out swiftly to the federal government's plan to make First Nations policing essential across the country.Saskatchewan has just one First Nation-administered police service: File Hil...
Oct 19, 2022