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Close call: Saskatoon man hit in face by axe flying through windshield
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man says he was cut on the forehead and suffered a concussion after an axe came flying through his truck’s windshield. Mackenzie Peddle says he doesn’t remember get...
May 29, 2018
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in father's death
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in his father’s death. Francois Asselin appeared in a Trois-Rivieres courtroom Tuesday in connection with the slayi...
May 29, 2018
Melissa McCarthy film promoter strikes back at Sesame Street
NEW YORK - The promoter of a new Melissa McCarthy movie says a lawsuit from the makers of “Sesame Street” could be devastating for the film’s August release. Lawyers for the company ...
May 29, 2018
Common-law spouse of Halifax man convicted of murder calls him kind, genuine
HALIFAX - The partner of a Halifax man convicted of murdering a woman he met at a downtown bar has written a glowing letter to a judge about Christopher Garnier, calling him a kind, genuine and though...
May 29, 2018
UPDATE: Suspicious package at downtown building deemed non-dangerous
The RCMP Explosives Disposal Unit have determined that a package left at a building in downtown Red Deer which triggered a police response and a community disruption is not dangerous or suspicious. RC...
May 29, 2018
CAA report recommends ways to reduce congestion on Canadian roads
TORONTO - The Canadian Automobile Association says there are a number of simple measures that could be taken to reduce congestion on roads across the country. A CAA-commissioned study released last ye...
May 29, 2018
Hussen floats ideas to modernize safe third country agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he has approached the American government with ideas for modernizing a 14-year-old agreement on refugee claimants who attempt to cross the border betwee...
May 29, 2018
A brash Brit who became UFC champion, Michael Bisping retires from MMA
Michael (The Count) Bisping, who went from the furniture assembly line to UFC champion, has retired after a record-tying 29 fights in the Octagon. The brash Brit won Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fi...
May 29, 2018
Highlights from the spring 2018 report of auditor general Michael Ferguson
OTTAWA - Some of the key findings from the spring 2018 report of federal auditor general Michael Ferguson: - The failed federal public service pay system known as Phoenix was the result of a “go...
May 29, 2018
Correction: Ukraine-Journalist Killed story
KIEV, Ukraine - In a story May 29 about a Russian journalist killed in Ukraine, The Associated Press and other media organizations reported, based on fabricated information from Ukrainian authorities,...
May 29, 2018