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German economy shrinks, casting shadow over European growth
FRANKFURT - Germany's economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter as global trade conflicts and troubles in the auto industry held back the largest member of the 19-country euro currency unio...
Aug 16, 2019
RCMP 'sitting on' watchdog report into alleged spying on anti-oil protesters
OTTAWA - The RCMP has been sitting for two years on a watchdog report into alleged Mountie surveillance of anti-oil protesters, a civil liberties group charges. In a letter this month t...
Aug 16, 2019
'Sweet little boy:' Judge finds Calgary man guilty in grandson's death
CALGARY - A judge has found a man guilty of inflicting a fatal brain injury on his young grandson five months after the boy was sent to Canada from Mexico so he could hav...
Aug 16, 2019
'Nothing has changed:' Tina Fontaine's body pulled from river five years ago
WINNIPEG - It was quiet on the summer day when Cora Morgan and her cousin stood on the waterfront and performed a smudging ceremony for a young Indigenous girl pulled out of the Re...
Aug 16, 2019
'Hurts just as bad:' Tina Fontaine's family, friends mourn 5 years after death
WINNIPEG - On a recent warm evening in Winnipeg a woman ran up to the Bear Clan Patrol in a panic asking for help to find her niece who had not returned home. Patrol co-ordinator Meliss...
Aug 16, 2019
'Tips on steroids:' Social media both a help, hurdle for police investigations
Social media can help or hurt police investigations such as the one into three homicides in northern British Columbia, says a criminologist. Frank Cormier, head of the sociology and criminology d...
Aug 16, 2019
Harris sets record, Nichols leaves with injury as Bombers top Lions
WINNIPEG - Running back Andrew Harris moved up in the CFL record book and the Blue Bombers remained in first place in the West Division by beating the B.C. Lions 32-16 Thursday in a game that saw...
Aug 15, 2019
Elvis admirers remember his death 42 years ago with vigil
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Elvis Presley fans carrying lit candles in the Tennessee night are visiting the rock 'n' roll icon's grave at Graceland during the annual vigil commemorating his death 42 years ago. P...
Aug 15, 2019
Reports: Forward Kelly Olynyk out for Canada at upcoming FIBA World Cup
Forward Kelly Olynyk will reportedly be unable to compete for Canada at the upcoming FIBA World Cup. Several media reports say that Olynyk will be sidelined by a knee injury he sustained last wee...
Aug 15, 2019
S. Korea says N. Korea has fired more projectiles into sea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's military said Friday North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington ...
Aug 15, 2019