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Jury trial hears about killing of Indigenous woman found in shallow grave
WINNIPEG - A prosecutor says a Manitoba man on trial for killing a young Indigenous woman met her on a popular online dating site. Brett Overby, who is 32, is charged with second-degree murder in the ...
Apr 30, 2019
Richard Lugar, who helped in securing Soviet arsenal, dies
INDIANAPOLIS - Richard Lugar worked to alert Americans about the threat of terrorism years before "weapons of mass destruction" became a common phrase following the Sept. 11 attacks. The longtime Repu...
Apr 30, 2019
Liberals wouldn't take hidden SNC-Lavalin money now, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today's federal Liberal party wouldn't accept political donations like those that got SNC-Lavalin in trouble in the late 2000s. Trudeau says the party ...
Apr 30, 2019
'We are with you!' US says of Venezuela opposition uprising
WASHINGTON - Venezuelan opposition leaders calling for a military uprising against the government of President Nicolas Maduro gained quick messages of support Tuesday from the Trump administration ami...
Apr 30, 2019
Abe, Trudeau tout trade gains without U.S. participation in Pacific Rim pact
OTTAWA - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's whirlwind visit to Ottawa this weekend offered the Liberal government a rare chance to trumpet a strong international alliance in the face of unyielding s...
Apr 30, 2019
Are sandbags effective? A look at the popular flood-prevention tool
For centuries, residents of flood-prone areas have looked to sandbags to stave off rising waters. Flood management experts say that while it's easy to understand why sandbags have become the first lin...
Apr 30, 2019
Daniel Radcliffe to return to London stage in Beckett play
LONDON - Daniel Radcliffe is returning to the London stage in a Samuel Beckett double bill. The Old Vic Theatre says the former "Harry Potter" star will appear alongside Alan Cumming in a production o...
Apr 30, 2019
Canada's Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year
HALIFAX - Canada's new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax's historic north end as well a...
Apr 30, 2019
Jill Biden says Joe must be a better judge of personal space
WASHINGTON - Jill Biden says she's been the target of men invading her personal space - as some women have criticized her husband, Joe Biden, for doing. And she says the former vice-president and 2020...
Apr 30, 2019
Some residents expected back in water-logged Quebec town today
MONTREAL - Authorities in Quebec are set to partially lift an evacuation order in flood-stricken Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac later today, allowing some residents to return home. The order, which won...
Apr 30, 2019