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Court denies appeal of man convicted ex-Saints star's death
NEW ORLEANS - A court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by the man convicted of killing former Saints football star Will Smith during a traffic altercation, rejecting claims that Cardell Hayes acted in ...
Mar 29, 2019
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Man accused in sexual assaults has charges dropped
Trial did not proceed and charges were dropped on Friday for a Red Deer man accused in a pair of sexual assaults in our city last year.Daniel Leonard, 41, saw two counts of sexual assault, one of comm...
Mar 29, 2019 File photo of Daniel Leonard
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Autopsy: Migrant child who died in US custody had infection
HOUSTON - An autopsy has found that a 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of mi...
Mar 29, 2019
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Red Deer firefighters enduring rooftop campout for Muscular Dystrophy Canada
Some Red Deer firefighters are taking part in a rooftop campout this weekend in support of Muscular Dystrophy Canada.Ben Shillington, Jordan Schidlowsky, Josh Anderson and Griffin Marshall are settled...
Mar 29, 2019
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US judge blocks Medicaid work rules in blow to Trump
WASHINGTON - A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Medicaid work requirements undermine the program's mission of providing health care for the needy, dealing a blow to the Trump administration's effort...
Mar 29, 2019
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Wisconsin appeals court restores laws from lame-duck session
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin appeals court on Wednesday reinstated laws Republicans passed during a lame-duck session to weaken the Democratic governor and attorney general, but the statutes remain blo...
Mar 29, 2019
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Engineer didn't check for right materials on stage that collapsed, inquest hears
TORONTO - An engineer who approved the plans for a stage that collapsed before a Radiohead concert in Toronto didn't check that the right materials were being used to support the roof because he trust...
Mar 29, 2019
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Position-by-position look at Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day roster
TORONTO - The Blue Jays begin the regular season Thursday at home against the Detroit Tigers. While a couple of roster spots have yet to be announced, here's a position-by-position look at the te...
Mar 29, 2019
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Federal NDP proposes expanding tax on capital gains from investments
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is promising an NDP government would expand the tax on investment profits as part of a package of measures aimed at taxing the rich to pay for pharmacare as well as affordable c...
Mar 29, 2019
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Wernick issued veiled threats over SNC standoff, Wilson-Raybould says
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould secretly recorded a conversation with Michael Wernick in which she claims the country's top public servant issued veiled threats that she'd lose her job as justice minist...
Mar 29, 2019