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Arrest of theft suspect at Vancouver airport likely part of larger ring: RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. - RCMP say a woman arrested at Vancouver's airport for allegedly stealing a passenger's purse is believed to be part of an organized group of thieves targeting airports. The Mounties sa...
Apr 19, 2019
Kenney talks pipelines with Trudeau after election win, calls it cordial
EDMONTON - Jason Kenney, Alberta's incoming premier, said he cordially talked pipelines Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau - Kenney's political nemesis and his election campaign pinata ...
Apr 19, 2019
Free agency delayed, Guerrero feels ready to play in majors
BUFFALO, N.Y. - His potential free agency already pushed back a year following a spring training injury, Toronto Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says he feels ready for his major league debut...
Apr 19, 2019
Nearly 70 per cent of eligible Albertans voted in provincial election
EDMONTON - An unofficial turnout shows nearly 70 per cent of Albertans voted in Tuesday's provincial election - the highest in decades. Elections Alberta said about 2,615,000 people in Alber...
Apr 19, 2019
Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership
LOS ANGELES - Roman Polanski asked a judge Friday to restore his membership in the organization that bestows the Academy Awards nearly a year after he was expelled from it for sexual misconduct. Lawye...
Apr 19, 2019
Peruvian judge orders jail for former president Kuczynski
LIMA, Peru - A Peruvian judge has ordered that former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski be jailed for up to three years as authorities investigate his alleged involvement in a corruption case. The order...
Apr 19, 2019
Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist
ALBANY, N.Y. - Former left-wing revolutionary Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck rob...
Apr 19, 2019
Cardi B rejects plea deal in strip club melee case
NEW YORK - Cardi B has rejected a plea deal in a case stemming from a New York strip club melee last fall. WNBC says the rapper did not speak to journalists before or after her three-minute court appe...
Apr 19, 2019
NYC Ballet must rehire 2 dancers fired over nude photos
NEW YORK - An arbitrator has ordered the New York City Ballet to reinstate two male dancers who were fired for sharing nude photos of women and sexually explicit texts. The arbitrator ruled Friday tha...
Apr 19, 2019
'La Llorona' movie promotion with Mexican healers draws fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A promotion for the new movie "The Curse of La Llorona" using traditional Mexican healers for "spiritual cleansings" before screenings is drawing strong criticism from healers and ...
Apr 19, 2019