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Judicial committee says 'knees together' judge Robin Camp should lose his job
CALGARY - A Canadian Judicial Council committee says a judge’s apology for asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together doesn’t offset the damage done...
Nov 30, 2016
School board trustees review year, get budget update
LETHBRIDGE – The Lethbridge School District No. 51 is reporting a $2.6 million operating surplus for the 2015/16 year. Board trustees received the fall budget update and year-end report at their...
Nov 30, 2016
Murder-for-hire plot featured on 'Cops' headed to 2nd trial
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dalia Dippolito offered an undercover police officer $7,000 to kill her then-husband, a proposal seen by millions thanks to the television show “Cops,” YouTube and ...
Nov 30, 2016
EPA to keep strict gas mileage standards in place
DETROIT - The Obama administration has decided not to change government fuel economy requirements that force automakers to significantly increase the efficiency of new cars and trucks. The decision an...
Nov 30, 2016
Retired Dallas Police Chief hired as contributor by ABC News
DALLAS - Retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown, who stepped into the national spotlight after a sniper killed five law enforcement officers at a July protest, will step back into the spotlight as a ...
Nov 30, 2016
Prosecutor clears officer in man's death, says man was armed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A prosecutor on Wednesday cleared a Charlotte police officer in the killing of a black man whose death touched off civil unrest, and he presented detailed evidence to rebut assertion...
Nov 30, 2016
B.C. Liberal MPs bracing for constituents after Kinder Morgan pipeline approval
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s promise to let backbenchers to be the voice of their constituents in Ottawa is being tested as B.C. Liberal MPs grapple with the political fallout from the decision to ...
Nov 30, 2016
Terrorist sympathizer's shooting death in Ontario justified: police force
A police investigation has found RCMP were justified in fatally shooting a terrorist sympathizer during a confrontation in southwestern Ontario earlier this year. Aaron Driver died in an encounter wit...
Nov 30, 2016
Serena Williams: Women 'must continue to dream big'
Serena Williams has penned an open letter calling out what she sees as double standards faced by women in sports. The 22-time Grand Slam champion writes that women “are constantly reminded”...
Nov 30, 2016
Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Ontario as the drug creeps eastward
TORONTO - Fentanyl-related deaths are still rising in Ontario, though the province's chief coroner said numbers there aren’t as bleak as those in western Canada, where the crisis originated. Fen...
Nov 30, 2016