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Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms a swearing-in ceremony will take place at Rideau Hall.
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Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

Virani says new wrongful conviction commission will support women, racialized people

OTTAWA — The federal justice minister says a new commission that will review potential wrongful convictions will help racialized and Indigenous Peoples seek justice who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
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Handyman honoured for saving colleague's life at Friday Harbour work site

Handyman honoured for saving colleague's life at Friday Harbour work site

Bill Murray saw a colleague collapse to the ground on Sept. 27 and immediately took action; Mayor says Murray showed 'heroism and bravery'
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Alouettes sign defensive back Kabion Ento to two-year contract

Alouettes sign defensive back Kabion Ento to two-year contract

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed American defensive back Kabion Ento to a two-year contract on Thursday, keeping him with the team through 2026.
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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal murder, stalking and weapons charges

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal murder, stalking and weapons charges

NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO faces new federal charges of murder, stalking and weapons charges, according to a complaint unsealed Thursday.
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Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation’s final execution of 2024

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Kevin Ray Underwood was pronounced dead at 10:14 a.m.
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Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

Former Uvalde schools police chief loses bid to toss criminal charges related to 2022 shooting

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge on Thursday refused to throw out criminal charges accusing the former Uvalde schools police chief of putting children at risk during a slow response to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting.
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Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial

Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial

AVIGNON, France (AP) — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an icon, expressing support for other victims whose cases don't get
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Quebec professor charged for stealing scholarship money intended for foreign students

Quebec professor charged for stealing scholarship money intended for foreign students

MONTREAL — Quebec anticorruption police have arrested a former university professor for allegedly defrauding and extorting foreign students.
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Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority

Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference meant to reinforce his authority

MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengthened Russia and denied that the ouster of key ally Bashar Assad in Syria had hurt Moscow’s prestige, as he took questions at his annual news conference
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