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House panel subpoenas organizers of Jan. 6 Trump rally
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has subpoenaed 11 officials who were involved in planning rallies in support of former President Donald Trump ahead of...
Sep 29, 2021
Former Bellator champion Julia Budd signs with Professional Fighters League
Canadian Julia (The Jewel) Budd, a former Bellator champion, has signed with the Professional Fighters League. Budd (15-3-0) will make her debut in the promotion against American lightweight Kaitlyn (...
Sep 29, 2021
'Put down your sword': Federal Court dismisses feds' Indigenous child-welfare appeals
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has dismissed Ottawa's attempts to appeal a pair of rulings about providing services and compensation to First Nations children. In September 2019, the Canadian Human Rights...
Sep 29, 2021
Lowering the flag: what's the appropriate time to show respect?
As a way of honouring the National day of Truth and Reconciliation, flags across the province and the country will be lowered to half mast on Thursday. A number of municipalities though, including the...
Sep 29, 2021
Olympic swimmer who stormed Capitol pleads guilty to felony
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot and faces 21 to 27 months in prison....
Sep 29, 2021
"All or Nothing" series offers unprecedented peek behind Maple Leafs' curtain
TORONTO - The emotions of the moment are raw. Maple Leafs goalie Jack Campbell is in tears. Star forwards Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner cut lonely figures, heads bowed, in a despondent locker room....
Sep 29, 2021
Olympic swimmer who stormed Capitol pleads guilty to felony
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony charge for storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot and faces 21 to 27 months in prison....
Sep 29, 2021
Greens should investigate Annamie Paul's racism claims, says leadership contender
OTTAWA - The Green activist who came second to Annamie Paul in the last leadership race says he is being urged by many to stand again. Dimitri Lascaris, a Montreal-based lawyer and activist, is "vacil...
Sep 29, 2021
Prisons bureau: Death toll in Ecuador prison clash tops 100
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - The death toll in a gang battle in a penitentiary in the coastal city of Guayaquil has risen to more than 100 as authorities find more bodies, Ecuador's prison service said Wedne...
Sep 29, 2021
Former MP 'happy yet emotional' for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
La Loche Mayor Georgina Jolibois is proud of the work she did during her time as an MP to make Sept. 30 a federal holiday."Thinking about the next few days, I feel happy yet emotional in the sense tha...
Sep 29, 2021