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Jury deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel room
EDMONTON - A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Ontario man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtub of his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton has pleaded not gui...
Feb 19, 2021

Domestic assault charges against Raptors guard Davis dismissed
NEW YORK - The New York District Attorney's Office dismissed domestic assault charges against Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis on Friday. Davis had faced several charges after he and his girlfriend...
Feb 19, 2021

Ethics committee rejects plan to relocate Quebec deer that were slated to be killed
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A plan to relocate deer from a Montreal-area park has fallen through after an ethics committee deemed the strategy unsafe. About half the population of white-tailed deer in Michel-Ch...
Feb 19, 2021

Union pressing Olymel to pay employees during outbreak shutdown at Red Deer plant
RED DEER, Alta. - The union representing staff at a central Alberta pork plant says it's exploring legal options to make sure workers are paid during a shutdown brought on by a COVID-19 outbreak.Olyme...
Feb 19, 2021

Jasper Park Lodge accepting reservations again after private block booking cancelled
JASPER, Alta. - A famous hotel in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has reopened reservations after they were closed mysteriously last month because of a private block booking.In an email obtained by The Cana...
Feb 19, 2021

Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021

Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52
NEW YORK - Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced Thursday by the Siriu...
Feb 19, 2021

US existing home sales, and prices, rise again in January
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose again last month, a sign that the housing market's strong momentum from 2020 may be carrying over into this year. Existing U.S. home sales rose 0.6% in Jan...
Feb 19, 2021

Fort St. John man charged after allegedly sharing sexual images of daughter online
A 37-year-old Fort St. John man has been arrested by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit for allegedly posting sexually explicit images online of his daughter.Following up on a tip that was initi...
Feb 19, 2021

Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in predominantly French-speaking communities...
Feb 19, 2021