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Canadian halfpipe star Rosalind Groenewoud retires
CALGARY - Canada’s Rosalind Groenewoud, a longtime standout in the halfpipe discipline of freestyle skiing, is retiring from the sport. The world champion in 2011, Groenewoud also earned seven X...
Nov 20, 2018
Why a N.B. judge dismissed the jury in the Dennis Oland murder case
At the heart of the legal mess that led to a mistrial in the Dennis Oland murder case is the unseemly notion of “jury shopping.” That’s when the Crown uses otherwise private informat...
Nov 20, 2018
Former NHL player and coach Dan Maloney dies at 68
Dan Maloney, a feared fighter who went on to coach the Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets, has died at age 68. The NHL Alumni Association announced Maloney’s death on its Twitter account. No ...
Nov 20, 2018
Parole board says Marco Muzzo lacks insight into drinking issues
In trying to paint himself as a responsible drinker who made a deadly mistake, a drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather revealed a lack of insight into his drinking habits and th...
Nov 20, 2018
Pot users know driving high is bad, but many of them do it anyway, survey finds
OTTAWA - Almost two-thirds of Canadians who have smoked pot know they shouldn’t drive after doing so but a lot of them are doing it anyway, a new survey suggests. Results of the second annual Ca...
Nov 20, 2018
Cars submerged in Montreal tunnel after workers puncture water pipe
MONTREAL - A broken water pipe has flooded a tunnel on a major Montreal artery, submerging three cars. The west-end Atwater tunnel connecting downtown and neighbourhoods to the southwest flooded Tuesd...
Nov 20, 2018
Ex-MSU president charged with lying to police about Nassar
LANSING, Mich. - Ex-Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon was charged Tuesday with lying to police during an investigation of the handling of serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar - the third...
Nov 20, 2018
Two key officials at B.C. legislature on leave amid criminal probe
VICTORIA - Two key officials at British Columbia’s legislature have been placed on indefinite leave over what an official says is an ongoing criminal investigation, but details surrounding an RC...
Nov 20, 2018
Private schools should have procedures in place to report crimes: Police
TORONTO - A high-ranking Toronto police officer investigating allegations of assault and sexual assault at St. Michael’s College School says private schools should establish rules for reporting ...
Nov 20, 2018
As Facebook faces fire, heat turns up on No. 2 Sandberg
NEW YORK - For the past decade, Sheryl Sandberg has been the poised, reliable second-in-command to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, helping steer Facebook’s rapid growth around the world, while als...
Nov 20, 2018