Jury selection starts in lone trial over Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, KY. — The only criminal trial to arise from the botched police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead began on Friday, as hundreds of potential jurors gathered at a …
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Nord Stream 2 pipeline a sanctions option if Russia invades Ukraine: German envoy
OTTAWA — Germany’s ambassador to Canada says a controversial gas pipeline that links to Russia beneath the Baltic Sea could be part of a broader package of sanctions should Russia …
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Collapsed Pittsburgh bridge is one of 44,000 in poor condition in U.S.
The half-century-old bridge that collapsed in Pittsburgh on Friday ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit highlighted the perilous state of much of the United States’ transportation infrastructure, which is …
Read MoreIqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT — Nunavut’s Health Department has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for the city of Iqaluit. The capital’s 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when …
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Some ‘freedom convoy’ donors are using aliases of well-known Canadians
Despite bearing the names of some of Canada’s most recognizable figures, some donations made out to a convoy on its way to Ottawa to protest vaccine mandates and other pandemic …
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What does the trucker convoy hope to accomplish?
As the convoy of truckers and their supporters descends on Ottawa for what’s set to be a weekend of protests and potentially prolonged gridlock, what is the group looking to …
Read MoreBreast milk donations in short supply in some parts of Canada
TORONTO — Fewer milk donations from breastfeeding parents are causing a shortage in some parts of Canada, according to a milk bank that supplies several provinces across Canada. Calgary-based NorthernStar …
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Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states
WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals Friday who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the …
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Protesters arrive on Parliament Hill ahead of main trucker convoy
Consistent honks from truck horns could be heard through the downtown core on Friday as participants in the trucker convoy drove into the area and began gathering around Parliament Hill …
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Kyle Rittenhouse gun from Kenosha shootings to be destroyed
KENOSHA, WIS. — A U.S. judge on Friday approved an agreement by lawyers to destroy the assault-style rifle that Kyle Rittenhouse used to kill two people and wound a third …
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