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Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adele Sor...
Mar 05, 2019

Strong Season: Canadian tennis scene blossoming with bright future ahead
TORONTO - Nicu and Maria Andreescu were sitting in a meeting room at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto recently when a wave of tennis folks came in to give them their best. Tennis Canada CEO and p...
Mar 05, 2019

Vancouver Canucks centre Brandon Sutter undergoing surgery for sports hernia
VANCOUVER - Injuries continue to plague the Vancouver Canucks as they head into the season’s final stretch. The team announced Tuesday that centre Brandon Sutter will undergo surgery for a sport...
Mar 05, 2019

A look at Canadian tennis highlights in 2019
It’s been quite a start to 2019 for Canadian tennis players. Here’s a look at some of the highlights heading into the BNP Paribas Open, a top-level event (just below Grand Slams), for wome...
Mar 05, 2019
Quebec class action alleging sexual abuse in Jehovah's Witnesses can proceed
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action lawsuit against two Jehovah’s Witnesses entities alleging a culture of silence within the group led to the covering up of sexual ab...
Mar 05, 2019

Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau hunkered down in the Prime Minister’s Office Wednesday as he awaited what Liberals hope will be pivotal testimony Wednesday from his former principal secretary. Liberals ...
Mar 05, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges a...
Mar 05, 2019
Man found guilty of abducting daughter in incident that triggered Amber Alert
An Ontario man who snatched his four-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in the early morning hours has been found guilty of abduction after a judge found he knew what he was doing was wron...
Mar 05, 2019

Ontario second Wes Forget honours curling heroes with vintage delivery
BRANDON, Man. - Wes Forget’s old-school backswing is part homage to his curling idols, but part practical too. Swinging the 18-kg stone behind the body like a pendulum before sliding out of the ...
Mar 05, 2019

Red Deer hospital patients notified of potential scabies exposure
Alberta Health Services says about 200 individuals who were intensive care patients at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) between October 6, 2018 and March 5, 2019, are being notified they may ...
Mar 05, 2019