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Fossils of ancient predators with three eyes shed light on evolution of insects
Research based on a collection of fossils from the Burgess Shale shows a bizarre-looking animal with three eyes that sheds light on the evolution of the brain and head of insects and spiders. The stud...
Jul 08, 2022
Montreal bail hearing on sex charge for Peter Nygard delayed by Rogers outage
MONTREAL - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's Montreal court appearance on sex-related charges has been put off due to the Rogers Communications network outage. Prosecutor Jrme Laflamme says it is ...
Jul 08, 2022
Assassinated Japanese leader was close friend to Canada: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is "shocking," and that Canada has "lost a close friend" with his death. Abe was assassinated...
Jul 08, 2022
Unifor issues strike notice at Via Rail, workers could be off Monday
TORONTO, ON - The union representing some 2,400 Via Rail Canada employees has issued a strike notice that could see workers off the job on Monday.Unifor represents Via employees working in its station...
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin Supreme Court disallows absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court ruled Friday that absentee ballot drop boxes may be placed only in election offices and that no one other than the voter can retu...
Jul 08, 2022
Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Former Angolan President Jos Eduardo dos Santos died Friday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the Angolan government said. He was 79 years old and died following a long illness,...
Jul 08, 2022
Canada's Mikael Kingsbury charged up for Olympic debut of dual moguls in 2026
Mikael Kingsbury was golfing with NFL player Laurent Duvernay-Tardif near Montreal in late June when his mobile phone in his bag began chiming and binging like a casino. Kingsbury pulled out his phone...
Jul 08, 2022
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soc...
Jul 08, 2022
Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA
BELLINZONA, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were acquitted on charges of defrauding FIFA by a Swiss criminal court on Friday, a rare positive outcome for the pair who were among soc...
Jul 08, 2022
Former clerk of the B.C. legislature to be sentenced today for breach of trust
VANCOUVER - The former clerk of British Columbia's legislature will be sentenced today in a Vancouver court for breach of trust over the improper purchase of clothing using public funds. Craig James w...
Jul 08, 2022