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Woman pleads guilty in Inuit identity fraud case, charges dropped against daughters
IQALUIT, Nunavut – A Toronto woman pleaded guilty Friday in an Inuit identity fraud case as charges against her twin daughters were dropped. Karima Manji, 59, and her 25-year-old daughters, Amira and Nadya Gill, had faced charges of fraud over $5,000. The three women appeared virtually from Ontario at a court hearing in Iqaluit, and ... Read More »
Diggins wins 15-kilometer World Cup event before tour reaches her home state of Minnesota
CANMORE, Alberta (AP) – Jessie Diggins won a 15-kilometer World Cup skiing event Friday, a week before the tour makes a stop in her home state of Minnesota. Diggins’ time of 40 minutes, 26 seconds gave her a 2.6-second edge over runner-up Delphine Claudel of France for her fifth victory of the season. Heidi Weng ... Read More »
Mardi Gras is coming. Here’s what to know about New Orleans’ parades and parties
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Carnival season 2024 entered its final days in New Orleans on Friday as a parade of “fabulous women and the men who support them” walked the narrow streets of the old French Quarter handing out hand-decorated bras. The krewe of “Bosom Buddies & Breast Friends” is one of the smaller clubs ... Read More »
New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
VANCOUVER – Health Minister Adrian Dix says the number of family doctors in British Columbia is increasing, but there are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider. He says the New Democrat government’s new payment model to expand the number of family physicians has seen 708 more doctors registering to work in primary ... Read More »
Poilievre proposes expanding mandatory prison terms for extortion-related crimes
SURREY, B.C. – Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for anyone convicted of extortion. The opposition leader says that extortion-related crime has skyrocketed with police in multiple provinces dealing with organized crime threats against businesses. Poilievre’s remarks were delivered in a commercial centre in Surrey, B.C., where police say ... Read More »
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes just south of Hawaii’s Big Island, U.S. Geological Survey says
HONOLULU (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just south of the Big Island of Hawaii. The earthquake, which the USGS initially reported as magnitude 6.3 before downgrading it, was centered 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of Naalehu, Hawaii, at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). The ... Read More »
Poll worker nun triggered some residents at Manitoba Indigenous seniors’ home: report
WINNIPEG – The hiring of a nun to run a mobile voting poll at an Indigenous seniors’ centre during Manitoba’s provincial election did not violate any laws, an investigation by the province’s elections commissioner has determined. However, Bill Bowles did recognize there was distress for residents, many of whom were residential school survivors, at the ... Read More »
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes just south of Hawaii’s Big Island, U.S. Geological Survey says
HONOLULU (AP) – The U.S. Geological Survey said Friday that a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck just south of the Big Island of Hawaii. The earthquake was centered 11 miles (18 kilometers) south of Naalehu, Hawaii, at a depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no tsunami was expected. Some shaking ... Read More »
Telus says no immediate plan to cut spending, raise rates as it monitors CRTC rulings
Telus Corp. has no plans to halt its own fibre network build in response to recent regulatory actions, but says the CRTC needs to strike a balance between promoting competition and maintaining incentives for large carriers to invest in their networks. Chief financial officer Doug French said Friday that the Vancouver-based telecommunications company agrees with ... Read More »
Canada Post aims to increase price of stamps; changes would take effect in May
TORONTO – It may soon cost more to send letters in the mail. Canada Post is aiming to raise the cost of stamps by seven cents, to 99 cents, for stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which it says account for the majority of sales. The price of stamps purchased individually would go ... Read More »
American linebacker Micah Awe signs contract extension with Calgary Stampeders
CALGARY – Micah Awe won’t be hitting CFL free agency. The veteran American linebacker signed a contract extension with the Calgary Stampeders on Friday. Awe was eligible to become a CFL free agent Tuesday. The five-foot-11, 228-pound Awe had a club-record 134 tackles last season, his first with Calgary. He also led the CFL with ... Read More »
