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Judge to consider request from media to unseal Smollett file
CHICAGO - It will be several weeks before a judge decides whether the public will get a look at the sealed court file in the Jussie Smollett case . Cook County Judge Steven Watkins said during a Tuesd...
Apr 02, 2019
Nearly 900 Canadians found in Panama Papers, but no charges have yet been laid
OTTAWA - Canada's tax agency has identified nearly 900 Canadian people and corporate entities in the Panama Papers and five criminal investigations are underway, but so far no charges have b...
Apr 02, 2019
Vancouver's Bibiano Fernandes reclaims One Championship MMA bantamweight title
TOKYO - Brazilian-Canadian Bibiano (The Flash) Fernandes reclaimed his One Championship MMA bantamweight crown from Kevin (The Silencer) Belingon on Sunday when the Filipino title-holder was disqualif...
Apr 02, 2019
Ford hopes revamped Escape can recapture lost SUV buyers
DETROIT - In the auto industry, it's pretty well known that if you don't revamp your vehicles every few years, buyers will flee to companies with newer models. Ford learned that lesson again with its ...
Apr 02, 2019
Major party leaders campaigns hit southern Alberta
On the campaign trail today, Sarah Hoffman, Alberta NDP candidate for Edmonton-Glenora, says UCP Leader Jason Kenney must fire one of his candidates caught spreading hate in a 2013 recording.Hoffman's...
Apr 02, 2019
Canada's failure to fight climate change 'disturbing,' environment watchdog says
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change. Gelfand delivered her final audits Tuesday before her five-year term expires, looking at ...
Apr 02, 2019
Environmental audit urges feds to shore up monitoring of mining waste
OTTAWA - Canada's environmental watchdog says Environment Canada is properly monitoring the dumping of mining waste into the country's waterways, but is not inspecting potash, coal and ...
Apr 02, 2019
Dieppe veteran who was Canadian Army's longest-serving officer dies at 101
MONTREAL - Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart, a decorated Second World War veteran who was the Canadian Army's oldest and longest-serving officer, has died at age 101. The Canadian Armed Forces...
Apr 02, 2019
Two-time Olympian Melodie Daoust makes world hockey championship debut
Had the final score been different, Melodie Daoust's shootout goal would be more celebrated in Canadian hockey history. With an Olympic gold medal on the line last year, Daoust didn't p...
Apr 02, 2019
RCMP launches "House Hunters" social media campaign
EDMONTON- Spring is the time of year for house hunting and Alberta RCMP wants citizens to remember Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles while shopping or planning renovatio...
Apr 02, 2019