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Ex-Tory MP Del Mastro accuses Elections Canada of 'personal vendetta'
OTTAWA - A former Conservative MP who spent time behind bars for electoral offences is accusing Canada's elections commissioner of having a personal vendetta against him - and he wants ...
May 11, 2019
U.S., European diplomats support Canada in Chinese court in death-penalty appeal
OTTAWA - Canadian diplomats were joined in a Chinese courtroom Thursday by American, British, French and German colleagues to watch the appeal of a Canadian who has been sentenced ...
May 11, 2019
Qinetiq receives $51 million contract from armed forces; work to be completed in Medicine Hat
Photo by Bob SchneiderMEDICINE HAT, AB - A company that helps design target systems for military customers around the world has been awarded a significant contract from the Canadian Armed Forces, and ...
May 11, 2019 Photo by Bob Schneider
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign veteran middle linebacker Solomon Elimimian
REGINA - Veteran linebacker Solomon Elimimian has a new home. The six-foot-two, 225-pound Elimimian signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday. Elimimian spent his first nine CFL seasons wit...
May 11, 2019
Leafs centre Tavares suffers oblique injury while practising with Canada
Toronto Maple Leafs centre John Tavares suffered an oblique injury while practising with the Canadian team ahead of the world hockey championship and will miss the tournament, Hockey Canada ...
May 11, 2019
Red Deer Public Schools leading the call for stronger vaping laws
RED DEER -- Momentum is growing amongst Alberta school boards lobbying to push for stronger vaping regulations in the province.School board trustees from Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) Zone ...
May 11, 2019
PBS film tackles Mexican Americans' role in winemaking
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A new PBS documentary is examining at the contributions of Mexican Americans in the wine industry of California's Napa Valley. "Harvest Season," scheduled to begin airing Monday on...
May 11, 2019
Guard who detained school shooting suspect opened fire
DENVER - A security guard credited with capturing one of the two suspects in this week's suburban Denver school shooting fired his weapon inside the school, a law enforcement official with knowledge o...
May 11, 2019
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images
WASHINGTON - The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retributi...
May 11, 2019
Houthi rebels begin withdrawal from key ports in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday began a long-delayed withdrawal of forces from the port facility in the key city of Hodeida, the group said, following the terms of a December cease-fi...
May 11, 2019