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UPDATE: Arrest warrant issued in relation to Riverside Meadows shooting
Red Deer RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a man sought in relation to a shooting this month in Riverside Meadows. Kareem Lujmea Cummings, 25, is wanted regarding the January 18 incident when sho...
Jan 31, 2018
Officials: No charges for officers who killed Dallas sniper
DALLAS - A grand jury has declined to bring charges against Dallas police officers who used a bomb-carrying robot to kill a sniper who had just gunned down five officers during a downtown rally, prose...
Jan 31, 2018
Australian Open mixed champ Dabrowski headlines Canadian team for Fed Cup tie
MONTREAL - Gabriela Dabrowski headlines the list of four tennis players who will represent Canada in a Fed Cup World Group II first-round tie next week in Romania. Dabrowski, from Ottawa, won the Aust...
Jan 31, 2018
Appeal court orders new trial for Halifax taxi driver acquitted of sex assault
HALIFAX - A Halifax taxi driver acquitted of sexually assaulting a drunk and unconscious woman has been ordered to again stand trial in a case that sparked a national debate over intoxication and the ...
Jan 31, 2018
Friend of man shot on Saskatchewan farm breaks down at photos of his body
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A friend of an Indigenous man shot during an altercation on a Saskatchewan farm broke down in tears in court when forced to examine a photo of Colten Boushie’s body. “H...
Jan 31, 2018
Owner Eugene Melnyk says he has no plans to relocate Ottawa Senators
TORONTO - Just a few weeks after enraging fans with his musings about possibly moving his NHL team, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says he has no plans to relocate the club and remains committed ...
Jan 31, 2018
B.C. First Nation claims Victoria-area island, alleging treaty rights violated
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation is claiming title to a private island off Victoria that is currently owned by one of the world’s richest men and is valued at more than $54 million. J...
Jan 31, 2018
Suncor Energy says driverless trucks will eliminate a net 400 positions
CALGARY - About 400 jobs are expected to disappear at Suncor Energy Inc.’s oilsands mines in northern Alberta as it deploys driverless ore-hauling trucks to replace the ones humans operate now. ...
Jan 31, 2018
Female-focused Medieval Times show bound for Toronto this year
TORONTO - After nearly 25 years of entertaining audiences with jousting and a meal with the king, Toronto’s Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament will soon undergo a “sea change” wi...
Jan 31, 2018
Philly congressman Brady won't seek another term
PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of Philadelphia, a plainspoken former carpenter who has served as the city’s Democratic Party boss for 30 years, announced Wednesday he will not seek another t...
Jan 31, 2018