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Accused killer tells murder trial he stabbed Halifax woman by accident
HALIFAX - Nicholas Butcher says he fatally stabbed Montreal-born yoga instructor Kristin Johnston by accident, and then tried to kill himself by cutting off his hand with a mitre saw. Butcher, testify...
Apr 20, 2018
CARTOON 04-20-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 04-20-2018
Apr 20, 2018
Wenger stuns Arsenal team by quitting after almost 22 years
LONDON - Arsene Wenger gathered his Arsenal players to drop a bombshell before training on Friday morning. After almost 22 years in charge of the north London club, the manager was leaving. “We ...
Apr 20, 2018
Much left to fight for beyond legalization, pot activists say as they mark 4-20
TORONTO - Cannabis activists say although this year’s 4-20 celebrations across the country will likely be the last before recreational pot use becomes legal, there’s still a lot to fight f...
Apr 20, 2018
In the news today, April 20
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 20 --- RCMP: TOO EARLY FOR CONCLUSIONS IN BRONCOS CRASH It could be weeks or even months before police know why a truck was in a Saskatchewan intersection w...
Apr 20, 2018
Koreas set up 1st hotline between leaders ahead of summit
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North and South Korea installed the first-ever telephone hotline between their leaders Friday as they prepare for a rare summit next week aimed at resolving the nuclear sta...
Apr 20, 2018
U.S. woman sentenced to life in Valentine's Day shooting plot at Halifax mall
HALIFAX - She sat motionless in the wood-panelled, windowless courtroom as the judge delivered the sentence: Life in prison with no chance of parole for a decade. Lindsay Souvannarath was then led awa...
Apr 20, 2018
Victoria naturopath criticized for treating boy with rabid-dog saliva remedy
VANCOUVER - Health Canada is launching an investigation after concerns were raised over a Victoria naturopath who treated a four-year-old boy with a rabid-dog saliva remedy. The probe comes after Brit...
Apr 20, 2018
Natalie Portman addresses snub of 'Jewish Nobel,' backlash
JERUSALEM - Actress Natalie Portman has snubbed a prestigious prize known as the “Jewish Nobel,” saying she did not want her attendance to be seen as an endorsement of Israeli Prime Minist...
Apr 20, 2018
Basque militant group ETA: 'We really are sorry'
MADRID - The Basque militant group ETA on Friday offered an unprecedented apology for the pain caused during its more than four decades of armed campaign for independence from Spain and France, and vo...
Apr 20, 2018