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South Carolina House OKs total abortion ban with exceptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a total ban on abortion that includes exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill th...
Aug 30, 2022

Krista Fox meets PM Justin Trudeau on MMIW Walk
North Battleford advocate Krista Fox met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Ottawa on Monday during her Cross-Canada Walk to raise awareness of the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW)....
Aug 30, 2022

Russian media: Ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) - Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, ...
Aug 30, 2022

Security high around Quebec's campaigning leaders to ward off possible threats
MONTREAL - Security around Quebec's provincial party leaders appears to be high in the early days of the election campaign, with one leader saying he's been given bulletproof vests to keep him safe. W...
Aug 30, 2022

Here's how voting works in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race
OTTAWA - The next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada will be named Sept. 10. Here's a look at how the voting process works: Mail-in ballots: The party says of the 678,000 members who are eligi...
Aug 30, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Nunavut ends state of emergency over water shortage in Iqaluit
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it has ended a state of emergency in Iqaluit intended to address a water shortage in the city. The territory declared the emergency earlier this month to...
Aug 30, 2022

Knight, Keller lead U.S. in 5-2 win over Canada in women's world hockey
HERNING - Hilary Knight and Megan Keller each had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women's world hockey championship Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 after the f...
Aug 30, 2022

B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death
VANCOUVER - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia has made a "significant investment" in rural and remote ambulance services, including ground and air transportation options, during the COVID-19 p...
Aug 30, 2022

Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
Montreal public health officials are investigating a probable case of monkeypox involving a child. A spokeswoman for the city's public health department says the "probable case" involves a child four ...
Aug 30, 2022

Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after 'vile' tweets
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is conducting a "complete review" of funding to an anti-racism group whose senior consultant sent a series of tweets about "Jewish wh...
Aug 30, 2022