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Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
BEIRUT - Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by governm...
Feb 21, 2018

'Fix it!' Gun violence plea to Trump from students, parents
WASHINGTON - Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect America’s scho...
Feb 21, 2018

New Uber feature to force drivers to take a break after 12 straight hours
TORONTO - Uber drivers in Canada trying to work for more than 12 hours straight will soon be forced to take a six-hour break before they can hit the road again. The new policy being rolled out at the ...
Feb 21, 2018

Trudeau reiterates denial of Sikh separatists in cabinet, condemns extremism
AMRITSAR, India - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he made it “very, very clear” to the chief minister of Punjab that Canada supports a united India and condemns violent extremism, descr...
Feb 21, 2018

CARTOON 02-21-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 02-21-2018
Feb 21, 2018

In the news today, Feb. 21
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 21 --- DECISION DAY FOR PATRICK BROWN Patrick Brown is expected to find out today whether he will be able to continue his bid to lead Ontario’s Progre...
Feb 21, 2018

Ontario's Tories greenlight Patrick Brown's quest for leadership
TORONTO - Patrick Brown’s quest to regain the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when the 39-year-old politician, who resigned amid sexual mis...
Feb 21, 2018

Tina Fontaine's death and Raymond Cormier's trial: What the jury heard
WINNIPEG - Jurors sat through three weeks of evidence in the trial of Raymond Cormier, 56, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Tina’s ...
Feb 21, 2018

Fate of man accused of killing Winnipeg teen in the hands of jury
WINNIPEG - Guilty or not guilty of second-degree murder are the two options a jury has been given in the trial of a man accused of killing a teenager and dumping her body in a river. Raymond Cormier, ...
Feb 21, 2018
B.C. judge dismisses lawsuit against RCMP, saying it was filed too late
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit in the case involving a British Columbia Mountie who failed to get out of his cruiser to investigate a shots fired call has been tossed out of court. A B.C. Supreme Court judge d...
Feb 21, 2018