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Officer in charge tells inquest everything possible was done to save B.C. hostage
BURNABY, B.C. — The officer in charge when police in Surrey, B.C., killed a hostage taker and the woman he was holding says he believes he did everything possible to save her. RCMP Insp. Blair White told a coroner's inquest the suspect, Randy Crosson, gave officers a deadline on when he would kill Nona McEwan, and a mental-health professional working with police believed the man wanted to die. White says the call to the home on March 2019 was the hardest case he was ever involved with because Cr
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CAQ whip resigns from caucus to run for Conservatives in next federal election
QUEBEC — The Quebec government whip has quit the Coalition Avenir Québec and will join the federal Conservatives, leaving the province's ruling party wondering whether its current slump in the polls will lead to more departures. Eric Lefebvre announced on Tuesday he would sit as an Independent in the Quebec legislature before he runs with the Conservatives under leader Pierre Poilievre in the next federal election, which has to be held by October 2025. On Wednesday, Poilievre wrote on X that he
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Columbia University president takes heat at congressional antisemitism hearing
A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday accused Columbia University's president of failing to protect Jewish students on campus, echoing accusations leveled against three other elite university leaders at a hearing last year that sent shockwaves through higher education. Columbia President Minouche Shafik responded to the accusations by some members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce by strongly denouncing antisemitic behavior by students and profe
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Alberta's neonatal intensive care units in 'crisis' and babies at risk, doctors warn
Some Alberta doctors say neonatal intensive care units are in "crisis," putting vulnerable babies at risk, and they're calling on the provincial government to take immediate action.The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association sent a letter to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and Alberta Health Services president and CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos on Tuesday, outlining concerns — including key staffing shortages and a lack of beds — and calling for help."These babies have nowhere else to be cared for,
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VideoWhat to know about the U.S. territories and the 2024 election
Residents of the U.S. territories cannot vote in the election for president in November; however, they can vote in primaries and caucuses during the nominating contest.
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VideoSenate convenes impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
The Senate opened the impeachment trial Wednesday of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, with senators sworn in as jurors and signing an oath book.
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'A great, great kid': Strong support from community after fatal 401 crash
A rush of support and condolences has swept across social media and Chatham-Kent in the wake of a Tuesday crash that killed a young hockey captain from the southwestern Ontario community.Craig Spence has been identified by those close to him as the victim who died in that crash. He was the captain of the Blenheim Blades, a junior ice hockey team based out of the town of the same name."He was a great, great kid. He always wanted to help. He was always there to steer our young ones in the right di
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