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Two men found guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of Jeanenne Fontaine
WINNIPEG - A jury has found two men guilty of manslaughter in the high-profile shooting death of a Winnipeg woman inside a home that was then set on fire. Christopher Brass and Jason Meilleur were cha...
Jan 19, 2019
Quebec culture minister scolds Netflix over Lac-Megantic footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Quebec’s culture minister has penned a letter to Netflix’s CEO to express the government’s outrage over the streaming service’s decision to include footage from the ...
Jan 19, 2019
US airstrike in Somalia kills 52 al-Shabab extremists
JOHANNESBURG - The U.S. military on Saturday said it had carried out its deadliest airstrike in Somalia in months, killing 52 al-Shabab extremists after a “large group” mounted an attack o...
Jan 19, 2019
Canada's Raonic takes it easy ahead of match vs. Zverev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - It’s been a long Australian Open for Milos Raonic. But this isn’t the first time he’s advanced to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament, so he knows just ...
Jan 19, 2019
There's an app for that? CRA eyes new, digitally secure way to access services
OTTAWA - Canada’s tax agency has quietly tested a new way for Canadians to log in to their online accounts that should make it easier for Canadians to access government services while keeping wo...
Jan 19, 2019
EPL club Crystal Palace uses stadium as homeless shelter
LONDON - Premier League club Crystal Palace has offered rough sleepers emergency shelter from freezing weather conditions at its stadium. A lounge at the team’s Selhurst Park ground will be turn...
Jan 19, 2019
Liberals name Richard T. Lee as new candidate in Burnaby South
BURNABY, B.C. - The federal Liberals have named a new candidate to run against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in the Burnaby South byelection. They say former provincial legislator Richard T. Lee will repla...
Jan 19, 2019
Survivors: Up to 117 missing from sunken boat off Libya
ROME - Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants were aboard at the time, a U.N. migration official said Saturday. It ap...
Jan 19, 2019
Canada's Marielle Thompson wins silver at ski-cross World Cup event
IDRE FJALL, Sweden - Canada’s Marielle Thompson passed two competitors in the final straightaway to earn silver in a ski-cross World Cup event on Saturday. Thompson, from Whistler, B.C., passed ...
Jan 19, 2019
'Don't cry': Serena consoles Australian Open foe; Halep next
MELBOURNE, Australia - It was all a bit overwhelming for the latest opponent who could do nothing to slow Serena Williams at the Australian Open. So Dayana Yastremska, an 18-year-old from Ukraine, fou...
Jan 19, 2019