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Countries vow stern signal to Tehran on PS752 in shadow of Iran nuclear deal row
LONDON - A dispute over a 2015 deal aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons is casting a shadow over an international meeting that Canada hopes will lead to justice and fina...
Jan 17, 2020
Golden Knights fire head coach Gallant after tumble from top of Pacific standings
OTTAWA - Gerard Gallant began the year with his Vegas Golden Knights in first place in the Pacific Division and news he would be coaching in the upcoming NHL all-star game. Two weeks later, ...
Jan 17, 2020
Impeachment ritual begins, perplexing Canadians more attuned to Parliament
WASHINGTON - For the third time in U.S. history, the president of the United States will stand trial in a uniquely American hybrid of judicial propriety and partisan politics, setting the sombre ...
Jan 17, 2020
Cuban president says concessions to US would lead nowhere
LAS TUNAS, Cuba - Cuban President Miguel Daz-Canel said he does not believe the Trump administration would drop sanctions on the island in exchange for concessions from his government. The Trump admin...
Jan 17, 2020
First probable vaping-related illness reported in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have reported the province's first probable case of a lung illness related to vaping. The province's chief medical officer co...
Jan 17, 2020
First female NFL coach sees video-game appearance as another sign of progress
TORONTO - A computerized likeness of Jen Welter barks directions to players on the sidelines, then knocks one on the helmet before sending them back on the field. Welter recently became the first fema...
Jan 17, 2020
Sonny Bill a question-mark ahead of Toronto Wolfpack pre-season game Sunday
Star signing Sonny Bill Williams may not see action Sunday when the Toronto Wolfpack visit Castleford Tigers for their one official pre-season game in advance of Super League play. "Everybody's asking...
Jan 17, 2020
AP source: Dershowitz, Starr on Trump impeachment legal team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team will include former Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, the former independent counsel who led the Whitewater investigation...
Jan 17, 2020
Jason Goodstriker, First Nations leader and Fair Deal panel member, passes away
AIRDRIE, AB - The province's Fair Deal Panel cancelled its scheduled town hall event in Airdrie Thursday evening due to the death of one of the panel members.It was announced on Thursday that Jason Go...
Jan 17, 2020 Jason Goodstriker is pictured with Premier Jason Kenney. Goodstriker, a member of the province's Fair Deal Panel, has passed away (Twitter: Jason Kenney @jkenney)
Former bar employee guilty of sexual assault
EDMONTON - A former bar employee in Edmonton has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault.Matthew McKnight was accused of sexually assaulting 13 females from 2010 until 2016.They ranged in a...
Jan 17, 2020