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Former Ontario Tory leadership candidate under fire for online comments
TORONTO - Former Ontario Tory leadership hopeful Tanya Granic Allen, who is now seeking a party nomination ahead of a spring provincial election, is defending herself after coming under fire for comme...
Apr 10, 2018
Seth Meyers' wife gives birth in lobby of their building
NEW YORK - Seth Myers says his new son was born in the lobby of their apartment building. The “Late Night with Seth Meyers” host told his audience Monday about the birth of his second chil...
Apr 10, 2018
Sen. Kim Pate to introduce bill aimed at mandatory minimum penalties
OTTAWA - An Ontario senator tired of waiting for the Liberals to bring in their promised changes to mandatory minimum penalties while they watch how they fare in the courts, is now prepared to go it a...
Apr 10, 2018
Releasing mosque-shooting videos risks traumatizing victims: Crown
QUEBEC - Releasing video recordings of the deadly 2017 mosque shooting in Quebec City risks traumatizing victims of the attack or instigating others to commit violence, a Crown prosecutor argued Tuesd...
Apr 10, 2018
Former Drayton Valley Mayor Glenn McLean seeking MP nomination
Former Drayton Valley Mayor Glenn McLean is taking another run at politics, announcing he is seeking the nomination to be the Conservative candidate for the Yellowhead riding in the next federal elect...
Apr 10, 2018
The Limelight That Lit The Swedish Nightingale
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Limelights Before the advent of electricity or the invention of the gas mantle, there were very few forms of artificial light that were strong enough to al...
Apr 10, 2018
Accused murderer told dispatcher he killed girlfriend, chopped own hand off
HALIFAX - The body of Montreal-born yoga instructor Kristin Johnston was found on a blood-soaked bed next to a steak knife, a mitre saw and Nicholas Butcher’s severed hand, a Halifax jury heard ...
Apr 10, 2018
'Waiting game:' Wounded recovering in hospital after Humboldt Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - As people mourn 15 lives lost in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, others are praying for the dozen who remain in a Saskatoon hospital and their long fight ahead. Dayna Brons, the juni...
Apr 10, 2018
Sudan's president orders release of all political prisoners
CAIRO - Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir ordered the immediate release of all political prisoners on Tuesday as part of national dialogue efforts, the state news agency said. The report carried ...
Apr 10, 2018
Linebacker Deron Mayo announces retirement after six seasons with Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders linebacker Deron Mayo, who missed all but one game last year due to a knee injury, announced his retirement on Tuesday. He played 87 games with the Stampeders over six seasons and w...
Apr 10, 2018