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Kevin Spacey lawyers seek accuser's cellphone, other records
NANTUCKET, Mass. - Attorneys for Kevin Spacey are seeking surveillance footage, text messages and other records they say they need to defend the disgraced actor against accusations that he groped a yo...
Feb 28, 2019
Starved for money, federal auditor general cancels work, lets security slide
OTTAWA - Canada’s auditor general’s office is struggling to complete important work because it doesn’t have enough money, its latest financial report says. The auditor general’...
Feb 28, 2019
Veteran Lions quarterback Travis Lulay announces his CFL retirement
SURREY, B.C. - Tears welled in Travis Lulay’s eyes Thursday as he spoke about ending his CFL career. The veteran B.C. Lions quarterback had announced earlier in the day that he was retiring and ...
Feb 28, 2019
Senate confirms acting EPA chief for permanent role
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulator...
Feb 28, 2019
Liberals table 'historic' Indigenous child welfare bill
OTTAWA - If an Indigenous woman in labour in Winnipeg is being challenged on whether she is fit to parent her newborn, Treasury Board President Jane Philpott says she hopes a new law on Indigenous chi...
Feb 28, 2019
Trudeau announces Canada will be partner in NASA-led Lunar Gateway project
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canada will be a partner in a NASA-led project to establish an outpost for lunar exploration as part of a revitalized national space program, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced ...
Feb 28, 2019
Leafs defenceman Travis Dermott to miss at least four weeks with shoulder injury
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Travis Dermott will miss at least four weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday. The 22-year-old was hurt midway through the third per...
Feb 28, 2019
Man facing deportation to Italy more than two decades after conviction gets reprieve
MONTREAL - A Quebec man scheduled to be deported to Italy Thursday after being convicted more than 20 years ago for his role in a Mafia-linked drug importation has won a reprieve, his lawyer says. Ste...
Feb 28, 2019
Ex-pastor found guilty of manslaughter in death of pregnant wife
TORONTO - A former Toronto pastor accused of secretly sedating his pregnant wife before she drowned in the bathtub was found guilty of manslaughter Thursday, his second conviction in a case that has s...
Feb 28, 2019
New integrity regime will add 'flexibility' to procurement bans: minister
OTTAWA - Canada’s minister in charge of procurement says the Trudeau government wants the federal regime for dealing with companies that have integrity problems to be more flexible - a change th...
Feb 28, 2019