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Board extends parole, grants overnight leaves for convicted killer Kelly Ellard
VANCOUVER - The Parole Board of Canada has granted overnight leaves and extended day parole for a British Columbia woman convicted in the 1997 swarming and murder of Victoria teenager Reena Virk....
Aug 22, 2019
Canadians Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov to meet again in U.S. Open first round
NEW YORK - Felix Auger-Aliassime will take on fellow Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the first round of the U.S. Open for the second year in a row. The draw for the final Grand Slam of the season was hel...
Aug 22, 2019
Daughter of federal politician loses court battle to run in Manitoba election
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman has lost a bid to run in the upcoming Manitoba election because she has been living outside the province to attend university. Hannah Mihychuk Marshall, daughter of Liberal...
Aug 22, 2019
Ex-baseball players Dotel, Castillo linked to DR drug ring
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-traffick...
Aug 22, 2019
Editor of Your Ward News gets one year in jail for hate promotion
TORONTO - The editor of a hate-filled Toronto-based publication has been jailed for one year. A judge sentenced James Sears after denying his bid to reopen the trial. Sears, 55, had tried to argu...
Aug 22, 2019
AP NewsBreak: Police say suspect arrested in campus killing
FULLERTON, Calif. - A suspect has been arrested in the stabbing death of a man at the California State University, Fullerton campus, police said on Thursday. Fullerton police Lt. Jon Radus told The As...
Aug 22, 2019
All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela. Freeland made the announcement following a meeting w...
Aug 22, 2019
North Dakota court overturns life term in cut from womb case
FARGO, N.D. - A judge overstepped by giving a life prison sentence to a man whose girlfriend cut the baby from the womb of an unsuspecting neighbour, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday, ord...
Aug 22, 2019
Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are urging Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to attend the Ottawa Pride parade after circulating a video of him speaking out against same-sex marriage during a debate in ...
Aug 22, 2019
Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislation
Local farmers, ag producers offer feedback on Bill 6 ahead of "repeal and replace" legislationLETHBRIDGE, AB - A hotel conference room in Lethbridge was packed Wednesday afternoon - with farmers from ...
Aug 22, 2019 Provincial Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen and Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf get feedback from area farmers