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Jurors deliberate in case of Montreal man charged with killing ailing wife
MONTREAL - Jurors have completed a first full day of deliberations at the murder trial of Michel Cadotte without reaching a verdict. Cadotte, 57, stands trial on a charge of second-degree murder in th...
Feb 21, 2019
Top Trudeau adviser Telford targeted in ex-Israel envoy's lawsuit
OTTAWA - One week after losing his right-hand man Gerald Butts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top political aide - chief of staff Katie Telford - faces allegations she intentionally inflicted ...
Feb 21, 2019
A look back at the glittering MMA career of Canadian Georges St-Pierre
From dethroning UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes to packing the Rogers Centre, Canadian Georges St-Pierre has been long front and centre in the mixed martial arts world. A look at five of his mos...
Feb 21, 2019
Polygraph launched probe of deputy suspected in sex assaults
OMAHA, Neb. - A Nebraska sheriff’s deputy charged with sexually assaulting a woman more than a decade ago now is linked to at least five other potential victims, and the investigation began with...
Feb 21, 2019
Prime minister decries profiling incident on Hill as 'anti-black racism'
HALIFAX - Justin Trudeau told an audience of African Nova Scotians on Thursday that an incident of apparent racial profiling on Parliament Hill shows that racism, unconscious bias and systemic discrim...
Feb 21, 2019
PCO Clerk fears 'somebody's going to be shot' during coming election campaign
OTTAWA - Canada’s top public servant says he is worried someone will be assassinated during the coming federal election campaign given the disturbing tenor of recent public discussion. Privy Cou...
Feb 21, 2019
Shambhala Buddhist leader drops teaching in wake of report on sexual misconduct
HALIFAX - The Halifax-based spiritual leader of the Shambhala International Buddhist organization is stepping back from teaching and administrative duties several weeks after a report found allegation...
Feb 21, 2019
A look at who could win CHL goaltender of the year honours for 2018-19
TORONTO - The three major junior leagues making up the Canadian Hockey League will name their top goaltenders at seasons end with individual awards, but only one can be crowned the best in Canada. The...
Feb 21, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford talks tariffs, trade during trip to Washington
Ontario’s premier told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by the American government hurt the U.S. more than Canada. Doug Ford made the comments...
Feb 21, 2019
CN still tallying amount of oil spilled in Manitoba train derailment
ST. LAZARE, Man. - CN is still tallying up the amount of oil spilled in a train derailment on a ranch in western Manitoba. “We are still determining volume estimates at this time,” company...
Feb 21, 2019