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Canmore man facing child pornography charges
A 49-year-old man from Canmore, Alberta is to appear in court Wednesday, January 15, to face child pornography charges.An investigation by RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams internet ...
Jan 15, 2020

TSB chair says agency wants answers in deadly Ukraine airline crash
OTTAWA - Canadian air-crash investigators are being given access to the wreckage and have been tapped to help unlock the contents of the data recorders from a Ukraine International Airlines plane down...
Jan 15, 2020

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein's rape trial
NEW YORK - Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial after telling a judge Monday that she thinks she'd be able to "keep an open mind on the ...
Jan 15, 2020

Physician fee changes pushed to February 1 amid further consultation
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the government will delay its proposed February 1st date for new rules on doctor fees as it continues to consult with physicians.Tyler Shandro says he's encou...
Jan 15, 2020

Gleichen Mountie cleared by ASIRT in 2017 shooting
EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says a Mountie was justified in the 2017 shooting death of a man with a homemade shotgun.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says in a release that two offi...
Jan 15, 2020

Avenatti arrested for new alleged crimes while on bail
LOS ANGELES - Michael Avenatti, the brash former attorney for the porn actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested for allegedly violating bail by committing numerous financial crimes to conceal assets from ...
Jan 15, 2020

Canada junior star Lafreniere first among draft-eligible North American skaters
NEW YORK - Alexis Lafreniere, who was named most valuable player of the 2020 world junior hockey championship after helping Canada capture a gold medal, is the top North American skater in the NHL's m...
Jan 15, 2020

Toronto FC teenage forward Jayden Nelson continues to turn heads with Canada
It's been a dizzying ride of late for Jayden Nelson. Last year, the young forward from Brampton, Ont., made his pro debut with Toronto FC 2, turned 17, represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 World Cup an...
Jan 15, 2020

Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...
Jan 15, 2020

Ahead in the clouds: Alibaba plans to change the Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Alibaba's promise to the Olympic family is to bring its technological might to help organizers, broadcasters and fans. The Chinese tech giant's Olympic sponsorship deal is wort...
Jan 15, 2020