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Women graduates, those with college educations more likely to access CERB: StatCan
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada study finds women post-secondary graduates were more likely to receive the Canada Emergency Response Benefit in 2020 than male graduates. The study also finds that tho...
Jul 06, 2022

AP source: Cipollone agrees to testify before Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump's former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify Friday before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to ...
Jul 06, 2022

French government plans to nationalize electricity giant EDF
PARIS (AP) - French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Wednesday that the government plans to nationalize French electricity giant EDF amid an energy crisis aggravated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
Jul 06, 2022

Children's festival planned for Saturday in North Battleford
The wave of new and returning events in the Battlefords continues on Saturday.Kids Fest, a free children's festival, is set for the afternoon with a variety of activities for families to participate i...
Jul 06, 2022

Court OKs immunity defense in alleged sex trafficker's death
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday ...
Jul 06, 2022

Anglers encouraged to check their bait before casting a line
With another free fishing weekend approaching, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is encouraging anglers to double check their tackle boxes. The request comes after a quagga mussel was recently fo...
Jul 06, 2022

July 4 shooting suspect bought guns legally despite threats
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - The man charged with killing seven people when he unleashed a hail of bullets on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago legally bought the high-powere...
Jul 06, 2022

UK's Johnson vows to stay on despite top tier resignations
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he plans to stay in power despite the resignations of two top Cabinet ministers and a slew of more junior officials. Johnson told lawmakers Wedn...
Jul 06, 2022

Seoul spy agency files charges against ex-chiefs over NKorea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency filed charges on Wednesday against two of its former directors over their handling of separate border incidents with North Korea in recent years whic...
Jul 06, 2022

South Africa holds funeral for 21 teens who died in tavern
EAST LONDON, South Africa (AP) - More than a thousand grieving family and community members are attending the funeral in South Africa's East London for 21 teenagers who died in a mysterious tragedy at...
Jul 06, 2022