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Canada on Friday said it would ban the top leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from entering the country and promised more targeted sanctions over the treatment of women in Iran and the downing of a civilian airliner in 2020.Iran has faced increasing international condemnation and nationwide protests following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police. An Iranian coroner’s report on Friday denied she died due to blows to the head and limbs while in custody.IRAN DENIES KILLING 16-YEAR-OLD WITH BATONS AMID NATIONWIDE PROTESTS, CLAIM SHE FELL OFF ROOFOttawa is also still pressuring…

After two days of debate, Edmonton city councillors approved a funding increase for the police service Friday. In 2023, the EPS will received about $414 million, an increase of about $7 million from this year.The decision came as part of a debate over a new funding formula for the service. The old one was thrown out in 2020 when the Defund The Police movement started and spending was scrutinized.Council then asked for a budget review and funding formula, meant to provide clarity and consistency going forward.“I want to make sure that we have predictability for the EPS, but we also…

Alek Manoah said Thursday that pressure is “something you put in your tires.” His tires must be low.The Seattle Mariners jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning off the Toronto Blue Jays’ ace and never looked back in their win.It was the Mariners’ first postseason game since Oct. 22, 2001. Rookie phenom Julio Rodriguez led the game off getting hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Eugenio Suarez’s RBI double gave the Mariners the early 1-0 lead. The next batter, Cal Raleigh, the man who sent the Mariners to the postseason with a walk-off home run, belted…

EDITOR’S NOTE: An earlier version of this story placed Langdon west of Calgary. It is east of Calgary. We regret the error. The RCMP says its major crimes unit is investigating a drive-by shooting in Langdon, Alta., that left a 36-year-old man dead and a woman injured.They said the victims were targeted. While police did not say if they had identified a suspect or suspects, they said the public is not considered to be at risk.RCMP officers were called to the hamlet east of Calgary on Friday after receiving reports of shots being fired. Police said people reported hearing gunshots…

Harm reduction has been an issue discussed many times at city council and Regina police meetings over the last few years. And while there has been talk, for many people in the community they feel there needs to be more action.The topic was at the centre of all discussion Thursday night at the 2022 Board of Police Commissioners Community Information Night.Questions about what the city’s goals for increasing harm reduction would look like and how they would provide more support for mental health in Regina were thrown at both Chief of Police Evan Bray and City of Regina Mayor Sandra…

CNN  —  President Joe Biden has signed a long-awaited classified policy tightening the rules for the CIA and the Pentagon to carry out deadly drone strikes and commando raids conducted outside of traditional war zones, US officials said on Friday. With only Iraq and Syria still considered by the US to be so-called areas of active hostilities – or conventional war zones – the new policy is geared toward countries like Somalia, Yemen and now, Afghanistan, where the US continues to carry out counterterrorism strikes from afar. In practice, the new policy signals that the US is limiting its reliance…

A junior college in North Dakota has an elder statesman on its roster, a 49-year-old freshman.Ray Ruschel, 49, is a backup defensive lineman and the oldest member of the North Dakota State College of Science. He’s also one year older than his coach.Ruschel has been an important part of the team this season. When the team lost a game in September, Ruschel stepped in and provided his college football team with some motivational words. “There were just kind of emotions everywhere. Everybody did not handle it,” The Associated Press reported wide receiver Marselio Mendez saying in reference to the loss…

Some of Saskatoon’s community-based organizations are looking for ways to support the city’s homeless population as they try to search for available shelter spaces. “There already is a lack of beds. Like the YWCA is full … the Salvation Army,” Brenna Sych, communications coordinator with the Saskatoon Housing Initiative Partnership told Global News.Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand expressed a similar sentiment this morning at a press conference.“Last Saturday, my staff drove by about 10 to 11 o’clock at night. There were 30 extra people outside wanting to get in and we are at max capacity. So yes, we are…

The Mets begin their 2022 postseason play Friday night at home against the San Diego Padres, and they have a New York sports figure in attendance to root them on. Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will be one of the 41,922 people at Citi Field watching the Mets begin their playoff journey. Joining Wilson will be Jets defensive end Jermaine Johnson. This isn’t Wilson’s first Mets game of the season. In May he attended a Mets-Cardinals game, where he saw Pete Alonso hit a two-run walk-off home run in the 10th inning to give the Mets a 7-6 win. Wilson made…

Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian announced the agreement Friday. Last year, the two hospitals reached a settlement to establish a $71 million compensation fund with 79 of Hadden’s former patients. The doctor, Robert Hadden, surrendered his medical license after being convicted in 2016 on sex-related charges. He currently awaits trial on separate charges of sexually abusing dozens of young and unsuspecting female patients for over two decades. The Englewood, New Jersey,…