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Pakistan cleric gets bail in model's murder case
MULTAN, Pakistan - A defence lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to a Muslim cleric who was arrested for his alleged involvement in the 2016 murder of social media model Qandeel Baloch. Khu...
Nov 14, 2017
After boy's death, NYC changes child care emergency protocol
NEW YORK - The death of a toddler from what his family says was an allergic reaction to food he ate at a pre-school has prompted New York City officials to change the medical emergency protocol for ch...
Nov 14, 2017
Donair Cam: Halifax's official food now live streaming 24 hours a day
HALIFAX - Homesick Haligonians can now tune into around-the-clock footage of Halifax’s official food: the donair. The “Donair Cam” is a 24-hour live stream of a seasoned log of meat ...
Nov 14, 2017
Newfoundland police name dead man as suspect in Cortney Lake vanishing
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police have named a dead man as the only suspect in a young Newfoundland woman’s disappearance, as her mother pleaded for people to come forward with information in a pr...
Nov 14, 2017
Vancouver summit to set sights on combating use of child soldiers
Vancouver is poised to become a symbol for protecting children and preventing the use of child soldiers when a series of commitments bearing the city’s name is rolled out at this week’s pe...
Nov 14, 2017
McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it
OTTAWA - A U.S. effort to stoke the fires of coal-powered electricity didn’t escape the attention of Canada’s environment minister Monday as Catherine McKenna used her Twitter account to t...
Nov 14, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, Nov. 14
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Nov. 14 --- TRUDEAU PURSUES SEAT AT ASIAN SECURITY TABLE Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a sales pitch to core members of the Association of Southeast As...
Nov 14, 2017
Drug users, first responders share stories from the overdose crisis' front lines
VANCOUVER - More than a month had passed before Antonette Rea found the note her young friend had written her before fatally overdosing earlier this year. “Thank you so much for saving my life,&...
Nov 14, 2017
Montrealers say siren system to warn of industrial leak not distinctive enough
MONTREAL - A siren system that was tested on Tuesday and designed to alert Montrealers about any major industrial accident was too weak and not distinctive enough, according to some citizens. A series...
Nov 14, 2017
'Knees together' former judge Robin Camp to ask for return to law practice
CALGARY - A former judge who asked why a rape complainant didn’t resist by keeping her knees together says he would like to rejoin the legal profession, telling a Law Society of Alberta reinstat...
Nov 14, 2017