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A child's scraped knee a life or death matter in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela - It was just a scraped knee. So 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco’s parents did what parents do: They gave her a hug, cleaned the wound twice with rubbing alcohol and thought no more...
Oct 04, 2016
Five cases of Canadians caught with exotic animals at border crossings
TORONTO - Wildlife is now the fourth largest illegal trade globally after drugs, counterfeit money and human trafficking, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Here are a few cases where Canadians fac...
Oct 04, 2016
Snakes in socks? Smuggling of exotic animals keeps Canadian authorities busy
BURLINGTON, Ont. - Officers had been watching the shore of the St. Lawrence River near Cornwall, Ont., from outside a nearby church for most of the day when the boat carrying the contraband finally ar...
Oct 04, 2016
members of Parliament want new centre to study first-responder stress and trauma
OTTAWA - MPs are calling for new research centre devoted to the mental health of first responders and other public safety officers grappling with the often disturbing toll of their jobs. Estimates ind...
Oct 04, 2016
Nova Scotia 'will not be implementing a carbon tax,' premier says
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier dug in hard against Ottawa’s carbon price scheme Tuesday, saying his province “definitely won’t” impose a carbon tax. Stephen McNeil also ...
Oct 04, 2016
Potential jurors asked about rape case against Derrick Rose
LOS ANGELES - Potential jurors in a $21 million rape lawsuit against NBA star Derrick Rose filled out questionnaires Tuesday asking them what they have heard about the case, what their favourite baske...
Oct 04, 2016
Environment audit urges nuclear safety regulator to better track inspections
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog is urging Canada’s nuclear safety regulator to tighten up its inspections, saying paperwork problems are fuelling questions about whether it is scrutinizing facilitie...
Oct 04, 2016
Arrest in killing at
George Stroumboulopoulos's L.A. home
Los Angeles police say a homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a friend of George Stroumboulopoulos who was staying at the television personality’s Hollywood Hills home. LAPD Ca...
Oct 04, 2016
German prosecutors drop probe of comedian over Erdogan poem
BERLIN - German prosecutors on Tuesday dropped an investigation of a TV comic who wrote a crude poem about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, citing insufficient evidence that he committed any cr...
Oct 04, 2016
Maria Sharapova to return in April after doping ban reduced
LONDON - Maria Sharapova will be eligible to return to competitive tennis in April after her two-year doping ban was reduced to 15 months on Tuesday by a sports court that found the Russian star bore ...
Oct 04, 2016