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Disappearance of woman, toddler treated as potential homicides: Calgary police
Calgary police say they are treating the disappearance of a woman and her young daughter as potential homicides and that a suspect they have arrested knows the pair. Jasmine L...
Apr 27, 2019
Company behind possible second roadside THC tester eager to sell to Canada
OTTAWA - The company behind the second machine that could be approved for roadside drug tests in Canada says its product is faster and easier to use for police wary about the technology. Six...
Apr 27, 2019
Ottawa opioid users find hope in program that promises safe drug supply
OTTAWA - Katrina Adams has thought about getting a tattoo for all of her friends who have died in the past two years from opioid overdoses but she doesn't think she has enough...
Apr 27, 2019
'Avengers: Endgame' sets multiple records at box office
NEW YORK - "Avengers: Endgame" is crushing the competition by setting multiple records at the box office a day after its release. The Walt Disney Co. says domestically the film opened Friday with a re...
Apr 27, 2019
B.C. man sues Twitter for alleged 'defamatory' tweets linked to U.S. election
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia businessman and philanthropist is suing Twitter for publishing what he calls "false and defamatory" tweets that escalated during the 2016 United States election. Fr...
Apr 27, 2019
Trudeau says Ontario 'shortsighted and irresponsible' for challenging carbon tax
MONTREAL - The Ontario government's attempt to block the federal carbon tax is shortsighted and irresponsible, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told an environment conference in Montreal Thursday. B...
Apr 27, 2019
Former Winnipeg cop tells court he didn't point gun at female colleague
WINNIPEG - A Crown prosecutor says a female Winnipeg police officer's testimony that a male colleague pointed a shotgun at her on two occasions is consistent and credible, but his defence lawyer calls...
Apr 27, 2019
'What if, what if, what if:' inquiry hears details about Alberta Mountie's death
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - The widow of an Alberta RCMP officer killed while trying to make an arrest spoke at a fatality inquiry Thursday to the mother of the man who pulled the trigger. "My heart hurt...
Apr 27, 2019
Injured Humboldt Broncos player returning home for first time since accident
AIRDRIE, Alta. - It's been more than a year since injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki slept at home in his own bed.That's about to change.After several months of renovations, his family...
Apr 27, 2019 The Canadian Press
Baltimore limps along as mayor's scandal keeps on unfolding
BALTIMORE - When Catherine Pugh was inaugurated as mayor, she vowed to help transform Baltimore into "the greatest city in America." Halfway through her first term, she has thrust her chronically stru...
Apr 27, 2019