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California woman charged with killing man over cat dispute
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A California woman has been charged with killing a man by ramming her car into him after accusing him of trying to run over a cat in the street, authorities said Wednesday. Ha...
Sep 28, 2022

Enbridge sells minority stake in seven pipelines to Indigenous communities
Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to sell a minority stake in seven pipelines in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta to a group of 23 First Nation and Mtis communities for $1.12 billion. Alberta pr...
Sep 28, 2022

NHL monitoring Aquilini's family court proceeding, after allegations of child abuse
VANCOUVER - The National Hockey League says it is monitoring the family court proceedings of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini, who has denied accusations by ex-wife Tali'ah that he abused th...
Sep 28, 2022

Federal cybersecurity bill threatens privacy, transparency, civil society groups say
OTTAWA - Several civil society groups are pushing for changes to the Liberal government's cybersecurity bill, saying it would undermine privacy, accountability and judicial transparency. In an open le...
Sep 28, 2022

Black civil servants file complaint to United Nations, citing racism
OTTAWA - A group of Black civil servants is filing a complaint to the United Nations Commission for Human Rights accusing the federal government of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intole...
Sep 28, 2022

Vancouver Police Board settles over handcuffing of Indigenous man, granddaughter
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous man and his granddaughter have reached an agreement with the Vancouver Police Board to settle a human rights complaint stemming from their handcuffing after they tried to ope...
Sep 28, 2022

Edmonton Elks look for their first home victory since 2019 campaign
Home field has been anything but an advantage for the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton (4-10) has dropped a CFL record-tying 14 straight games at Commonwealth Stadium. And with the Elks' faint playoff hopes ha...
Sep 28, 2022

Newfoundland and Labrador earmarks $30 million for Fiona relief fund
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - Justin Trudeau met Wednesday with some of the distraught residents of Port aux Basques, N.L., while getting a close look at yet another coastal town shattered on the w...
Sep 28, 2022

Sask. government pulling money away from federal gun buyback
The Saskatchewan government is trying to put its foot down when it comes to guns.In 2020, the federal government reclassified about 1,500 types of guns as prohibited and committed to implementing a bu...
Sep 28, 2022

Iran terror designation up to national security agencies, not MPs, Liberals say
OTTAWA - The Liberals say it's up to national security agencies to decide whether Canada extends its terrorism list to include a branch of Iran's military. MPs passed a motion in 2018 to designate the...
Sep 28, 2022