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Mendicino announces first step of firearm buyback program, targeting industry
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Ottawa has taken its first step toward launching its firearms buyback program, beginning with industry. Mendicino said at a news conference this mo...
Apr 26, 2023
Animal advocates challenge Connecticut's dog death penalty
HARTFORD, Conn. - A federal judge is being asked to decide whether Connecticut has violated the rights of dog owners by holding animals deemed dangerous for years on what amounts to a canine death row...
Jul 11, 2017
North Carolina governor wants Confederate monuments removed
DURHAM, N.C. - North Carolina’s governor said Tuesday that he wants to bring down Confederate monuments around the state, thrusting himself into a debate stoked by violence in Virginia and the t...
Aug 15, 2017
Deliberate on 3 Lac-Megantic accused without regard to public opinion: judge
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The three accused in the Lac-Megantic railway disaster must be judged without sympathy or prejudice and without consideration of public opinion, Quebec Superior Court Justice Gaetan...
Jan 10, 2018
Israeli court finds Gaza aid worker guilty on terror charges
BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) - An Israeli court on Wednesday found a Gaza aid worker guilty of several terrorism charges. Mohammed el-Halabi, who was the Gaza director for the international Christian charit...
Jun 15, 2022
Judge dismisses latest attempt by Quebec taxi industry injunction to stymie Uber
MONTREAL - Quebec’s taxi industry is promising pressure tactics after losing another legal battle against Uber. A judge ruled Tuesday there are no compelling reasons to prevent the ride-hailing ...
Sep 27, 2016
Province expands mandatory masking order, limits alcohol service in updated health order
The province has issued additional public health measures to try and slow the spread of the virus. The measures will include mandatory masking in indoor public places in all communities with populatio...
Nov 13, 2020
Tribunal again tells feds to fund Indigenous child welfare, minister agrees
OTTAWA - Child welfare agencies on reserves will immediately start getting funding to cover the actual cost of programs to keep families together, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott said Thurs...
Feb 01, 2018
N.S. need-a-doctor registry doesn't prioritize sickest people: auditor general
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Health Authority needs to find a way to ensure people with serious health concerns who’ve registered on a provincial website are actually connected with a doctor, the p...
Nov 22, 2017
Mounties defend social-media profiling after assembling portrait of activist
OTTAWA - The RCMP is defending its practice of profiling people by scouring their social-media postings, saying the police force lawfully obtains information with the aim of protecting Canadians. A To...
Jan 04, 2020