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Attorney: Brothers regret role in alleged Smollett scheme
CHICAGO - The attorney for two brothers accused of helping stage an attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett in downtown Chicago says the men regret their involvement. Gloria Schmidt repre...
Mar 13, 2019
PQ plans to modernize but can't shake old habit of public infighting
MONTREAL - Its 2017 “rejuvenation” did nothing to avert last October’s election disaster, but the Parti Quebecois says a new plan to modernize itself will be different than all previ...
Mar 13, 2019
Manitoba has potential vendors wanting to sell cannabis in rural areas
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says nearly 100 organizations have pre-qualified for the expansion of retail cannabis sales. While it’s not known how many will be approved, the government is ...
Mar 13, 2019
Saskatchewan city council rejects group home for people with disabilities
WEYBURN, Sask. - A Saskatchewan mayor says no offence was intended when Weyburn city council rejected a care home for people with disabilities this week, in part due to concerns it would drag down pro...
Mar 13, 2019
A look at the Canadian victims of the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
Details are emerging on the 18 Canadian victims of an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash in Addis Ababa that left 157 people dead. Here is what we know so far: Ameen Noormohamed: A Toronto Muslim organiza...
Mar 13, 2019
Man and woman arrested by police in connection with liquor store robbery
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge Police have charged a man and woman in connection with an assault and robbery on Monday, Mar. 11. Police responded to a report of an injured man at a liquor store alo...
Mar 13, 2019
With lawsuits looming, OxyContin maker considers bankruptcy
The company that has made billions selling the prescription painkiller OxyContin said Wednesday that it is considering legal options including bankruptcy, a move that could upend hundreds of lawsuits ...
Mar 13, 2019
Canadians Bianca Andreescu, Milos Raonic prevail in Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - With all the insouciant freedom of the new kid on the block, 18-year-old Bianca Andreescu has become the best story of all during a great run for Canadians at the BNP Paribas Op...
Mar 13, 2019
Toronto man, 72, identified as Canadian victim of Ethiopia plane crash
TORONTO - A 72-year-old Toronto man was identified Wednesday as one of the Canadian victims of the plane crash in Ethiopia. The Ismaili Centre said Ameen Noormohamed was on board the Ethiopian Airline...
Mar 13, 2019
Ex-Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes dies at 92; served 2 terms
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who prided himself on restoring public faith in the political process, died Wednesday. He was 92. His daughter, Elizabeth Hughes, said Hughes had...
Mar 13, 2019