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Cop killer to be sentenced ahead of appeal claiming 'false' confession

HALIFAX - A Halifax man who murdered an off-duty police officer faces sentencing Monday, even as he fights to have his conviction overturned in part because he says police interview tactics elicited a...

Syndicated Author May 25, 2018

49 dead after boat capsizes on Congo River tributary

KINSHASA, Congo - Congolese officials say at least 49 people have died after a boat tipped over on the Momboyo River, a tributary of the Congo River in the country’s northwest. The vice governor...

Syndicated Author May 25, 2018

Netherlands, Australia hold Russia liable for downing MH17

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A day after international prosecutors said they had unequivocal evidence of Russian involvement in the downing of a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine nearly four years ago,...

Syndicated Author May 25, 2018

In the news today, May 25

Five stories in the news for Friday, May 25 --- FIFTEEN INJURED IN MISSISSAUGA, ONT., EXPLOSION Police are searching for two suspects after 15 people were injured by an “improvised explosive dev...

Syndicated Author May 25, 2018

Hunt underway for two suspects connected to Mississauga, Ont., blast

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A blast that left 15 people injured at a busy Indian restaurant west of Toronto is not believed to be a hate crime or an act of terrorism, authorities said Friday as they searched ...

Syndicated Author May 25, 2018

Handcuffed Weinstein faces rape charge in #MeToo reckoning

NEW YORK - It was the moment the #MeToo movement had been waiting for: Harvey Weinstein in handcuffs. His face pulled in a strained smile and his hands locked behind his back, the once-powerful Hollyw...