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Aaron Sanchez makes adjustments to earn 12th win for Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - After allowing two earned runs on three hits in the first inning, Aaron Sanchez knew he had to make adjustments to avoid his second consecutive loss. The 24-year-old right-hander made the ne...
Aug 16, 2016
Alberta government to ban spear hunting after online bear video sparks outrage
CALGARY - The Alberta government says an online video showing a black bear being killed by a spear is unacceptable and it plans to ban the practice. The video posted in June on the YouTube account of ...
Aug 16, 2016
'A bunch of losers:' Jason Kenney condemns tweet with Notley in crosshairs
CALGARY - Conservative MP Jason Kenney says a negative tweet featuring Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s face sitting inside the crosshairs of a scope came from an attention-seeking loser. The twe...
Aug 16, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Aug. 15 ___ GOVERNMENT OVERHAULS IMMIGRATION DETENTION SYSTEM: Immigration holding facilities in Vancouver and Laval, Que., will be replaced as part of a $138...
Aug 16, 2016
Head of B.C. non-profit surprised by ethics safeguards involving Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is being shielded from any funding decisions affecting a Vancouver-based, non-profit organization run by a relative. “The minister of justice takes...
Aug 16, 2016
Canadian CEO loses bids to avoid extradition to U.S. on fraud charges
The CEO of a Canadian company alleged to have knowingly delivered shoddy armoured vehicles to the U.S. military has lost his bids to stave off extradition to face fraud charges south of the border, bu...
Aug 16, 2016
No verdict on Day 3 of deliberations in Quebec 2012 election shooting trial
MONTREAL - Jurors at Richard Henry Bain’s first-degree murder trial will deliberate for a fourth day after failing to reach a verdict Monday. Aside from a few minor issues, Day 3 went by without...
Aug 16, 2016
Four stories in the news today, Aug. 16
Four stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ____ PRIME MINISTER IN NOVA SCOTIA, P.E.I. TODAY The Prime Minister continues his swing through Atlantic Provinces today, with stops in Nova Sco...
Aug 16, 2016
No verdict on Day 1 of deliberations in Quebec election-night shooting trial
MONTREAL - The jurors deciding the fate of the man charged in Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting ended their first day of deliberations on without returning a verdict. Richard Henry Bain, 65,...
Aug 16, 2016
B.C. woman hospitalized involuntarily gets legal aid for mental health hearing
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman hospitalized against her will under the Mental Health Act has won a legal battle with the provincial government over her right to have a publicly funded lawyer arg...
Aug 16, 2016