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US rapper charged with sexual abuse in Austria posts bail
VIENNA - An Austrian legal official says that U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs has posted bail and been released from custody after being charged with sexual abuse. He and a body guard have been indicted for...
Aug 18, 2016

Philpott pays back $3,700 for use of high-end car service from Liberal supporter
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott is reimbursing taxpayers just over $3,700 after it was disclosed her office paid thousands to a Toronto-based limo company owned by a Liberal supporter. Philpott...
Aug 18, 2016

Chicago police recommend firing of 7 cops for false reports
CHICAGO - Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday, in a move aim...
Aug 18, 2016
'Barnyard' atmosphere factor in ruling in sexual harassment case: adjudicator
MONCTON, N.B. - The “barnyard-like” atmosphere of sexual banter and gestures around the office helped convince a New Brunswick adjudicator to reverse the firing of a probation officer for ...
Aug 18, 2016
Toronto Argonauts release veteran Canadian defensive lineman Bulcke
TORONTO - The Toronto Argonauts released veteran Canadian defensive lineman Brian Bulcke on Thursday. The 29-year-old native of Windsor, Ont., signed with Toronto as a free agent this off-season and s...
Aug 18, 2016

Trudeau to visit China expected to set tone of his approach to ties with Beijing
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau heads to China this month on a visit that’s expected to lay the groundwork for his approach to Canada’s sometimes-bumpy relationship with the world’s second-b...
Aug 18, 2016
Supreme Court will not hear Regina cop's appeal of assault conviction
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a Regina police officer’s appeal against an assault conviction. Const. Robert Power was convicted of kicking a homeless man while trying to arr...
Aug 18, 2016
Dismissal of sex assault conviction over trial delays will stand
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a Crown appeal in a case where a sexual assault conviction against a Manitoba man was thrown out because of trial delays. The Manitoba Court of Appea...
Aug 18, 2016
Cagey reptile refuses to be lured from storm drain in Victoria, B.C.
VICTORIA - Something sinister is slithering below the streets of Victoria. Staff in the British Columbia capital were using a remote camera to investigate reports of a sinkhole near the downtown core ...
Aug 18, 2016
Suicide bombers hit Libyan troops in Sirte, kill at least 10
BENGHAZI, Libya - Islamic State suicide bombers attacked Libya’s pro-government forces in the IS group’s former stronghold city of Sirte on Thursday, detonating two cars bombs that killed ...
Aug 18, 2016