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Life sentence issued for murder of Muslim teen in Virginia
FAIRFAX, Va. - A man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for raping and killing a Muslim teenager in Virginia as she walked back to a mosque with friends for pre-dawn religious services. The life...
Mar 30, 2019
Federal legalization of hemp creates quandary for US police
PORTLAND, Ore. - Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many s...
Mar 30, 2019
Top bureaucrat wrote 60-page memo to Trudeau about Mark Norman case, lawyer says
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer says she wants to see a secret 60-page memo the federal government's top bureaucrat penned to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about her client's case. Lawyer M...
Mar 30, 2019
Ferrari dominates as Leclerc takes 1st pole at Bahrain GP
SAKHIR, Bahrain - Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc confirmed he is a driver to be reckoned with by taking his first career pole position at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday. The 21-year-old from Monac...
Mar 30, 2019
ASIRT investigates Calgary police officer involved shooting
CALGARY- Alberta's police oversight unit has been called in after Calgary police say one of their officers shot a man on Saturday.Police say they were responding to a report of an armed home invasion,...
Mar 30, 2019
Justice Department defends blacking out clerk's memo to Trudeau about Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its refusal to disclose the contents of a 60-page memo the country's top bureaucrat sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. I...
Mar 30, 2019
Powell wins battle of Peace region skips
Skips with Peace region ties went head to head on Friday night at the Provincial Mixed Curling Playdowns in Edmonton. Grande Prairie's Graham Powell and his Edmonton based rink scored three times in t...
Mar 30, 2019
Anatomy of a goal: TFC's Alejandro Pozuelo pulls the strings in 26-second beauty
Toronto FC's first goal against New York City FC took a header, eight passes and a clinical finish. And Spanish debutante Alejandro Pozuelo was at the heart of it. It started in the 29th minute Friday...
Mar 30, 2019
Cities around the world turn off lights to mark Earth Hour
HONG KONG - Cities around the world were marking Earth Hour on Saturday night by turning off the lights in a call for global action on climate change. In Hong Kong, major buildings along Victoria Harb...
Mar 30, 2019
Five things in Wilson-Raybould's written evidence on the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Five things we learned from a written and audio submission made by former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to the House of Commons justice committee Friday. On the cabinet shuffle Trudea...
Mar 30, 2019