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Judge transferring decision on Smollett special prosecutor
CHICAGO - A judge in Chicago says another judge will decide if a special prosecutor is needed to investigate why the state prosecutor's office dropped charges accusing Jussie Smollett of staging a rac...
May 10, 2019
Five lingering questions from the end of Mark Norman's criminal case
OTTAWA - Now that public prosecutors have decided to stay a breach-of-trust charge against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, here are five questions Canadians don't have full answers to: 1) What was the evide...
May 10, 2019
Federal prisons taking aim at special (illicit) deliveries from the sky
OTTAWA - Prison wardens are usually preoccupied with keeping people inside their walls. Now six Canadian prisons are taking steps to shoo away some pesky, flying visitors. The Corr...
May 10, 2019
Refugee changes will hurt women asylum seekers, women's organizations say
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian women's organizations has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to withdraw controversial changes to asylum laws in his government's omnibus budget bill because of ...
May 10, 2019
Court update: Final sentences in murder case, Beaverlodge pair sentenced in Calgary court
Alberta Justice says two other people charged after the 2017 murder of a 16-year-old girl in Grande Prairie have been sentenced on reduced charges.David Comber and Austin Haynes had each been facing a...
May 10, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
'There was justice:' Winnipeg man guilty of murdering Indigenous woman
WINNIPEG - The family of an Indigenous woman whose death prosecutors described as worse than any horror movie says there is finally justice now that her killer has been found guilty. "It's n...
May 10, 2019
For the birds: Halifax delays plan to cut 80,000 trees in beloved seaside park
HALIFAX - A plan to cut down 80,000 trees inside Halifax's most popular seaside park has been put on hold until the fall to protect the nests of many species of birds, including a ...
May 10, 2019
Impact face Cincinnati side led by former Montreal youth coach Damet
MONTREAL - The surging Impact look to build on their stellar away record when they face struggling FC Cincinnati on Saturday, but Montreal goalkeeper Evan Bush says his side needs to be wary of a moti...
May 10, 2019
Receiver Chris Matthews agrees to terms with Winnipeg Blue Bombers
WINNIPEG - Chris Matthews is done with the NFL. The veteran receiver agreed to terms with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday, returning to where he began his CFL tenure in 2012. After four seaso...
May 10, 2019
Wildfire hazard high in part of the Peace Region
The wildfire hazard is rated high in the Peace River Forest Area. A fire advisory remains in place. Existing permits are still valid but new ones are not being issued. Safe wood campfires, briquettes,...
May 10, 2019