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Judge: Fired officer must stand trial for killing black man
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A judge ruled Friday that a Florida police officer must stand trial for the fatal shooting of a stranded black motorist, saying his retelling of what happened on the darkened h...
Jun 1, 2018
Canada hoping its own tariff threat will prompt U.S. climbdown: Morneau
WHISTLER, B.C. - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’s hopeful the threat of retaliation against U.S. trade measures will convince the Trump administration to back down from the steel and alum...
Jun 1, 2018
UPDATE: FOUND - Ponoka RCMP seek assistance in returning wedding video
Ponoka RCMP are thanking the public and the media for their assistance in helping to return a wedding video to its rightful owner. On May 29, Mounties say a citizen turned in a DVD of a wedding video ...
Jun 1, 2018
How impact of U.S. tariffs is likely to vary from one province to the next
OTTAWA - The National Bank of Canada says the impact of new American tariffs on steel and aluminum will vary sharply from province to province, because of regional concentrations. Some comparisons: St...
Jun 1, 2018
Inmates' advocates press Maryland to scrap book restrictions
BALTIMORE - Advocates for Maryland’s prisoners are pressing the mid-Atlantic state to scrap “senseless and harsh” regulations they say restrict the ability of inmates to access books...
Jun 1, 2018
Oopstate: Cynthia Nixon campaign email misspells Ithaca
ALBANY, N.Y. - The gubernatorial campaign of actress and activist Cynthia Nixon learned a hard lesson about New York state geography when it misspelled the name of the city of Ithaca in an email to su...
Jun 1, 2018
Defending horse of the year Pink Lloyd to chase 11th straight stakes win
TORONTO - Pink Lloyd is showing why he’s Canada’s reigning horse of the year. The six-year-old sprint champion will chase an 11th straight stakes win Sunday in the $125,000 Achievement Sta...
Jun 1, 2018
Alberta says E. coli outbreak linked to pork over, 42 cases, one likely death
EDMONTON - Alberta health officials say an E. coli outbreak in the province that likely killed one person and sickened 41 others is over. The bacteria was linked to some pork products sold and distrib...
Jun 1, 2018
Bloc members start voting on Martine Ouellet's leadership
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois members began voting on Martine Ouellet’s leadership Friday, with the results to be announced Sunday. Ouellet has said she believes getting the support of 50 per cent p...
Jun 1, 2018
Comedian Artie Lange spared prison term for drug charge
NEWARK, N.J. - Artie Lange has been spared a prison term for possessing heroin. A judge on Friday ordered the comedian who has struggled with drug addiction to serve four years of probation. The Hobok...
Jun 1, 2018