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PM names Margaret Thom as new commissioner of the NWT
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a veteran northern educator and counsellor to be commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Margaret Thom is a former deputy commissioner of the territ...
Jun 14, 2017
Alberta court dismisses Brian Malley murder conviction appeal
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal application by Brian Malley, convicted in the bombing death of Vicky Shachtay in Innisfail in 2011. Malley, 60, was found guilty of first-degree mur...
Jun 14, 2017
Landmark 'Vegas Vickie' neon cowgirl sign removed
LAS VEGAS - The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort. After more than two decades on Freemont Street, “V...
Jun 14, 2017
Trudeau names judge Arthur LeBlancto be Nova Scotia lieutenant governor
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a Nova Scotia judge as the province’s new lieutenant-governor. Arthur LeBlanc, who has been a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia since 199...
Jun 14, 2017
Blue Jays place outfielder Carrera on 10-day DL with foot fracture
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed outfielder Ezequiel Carrera the 10-day disabled list with a right foot fracture. Carrera, who had an RBI single in Toronto’s 8-1 loss to Tampa Bay on ...
Jun 14, 2017
Police search for suspect: Piece of concrete thrown at Winnipeg transit driver
WINNIPEG - Police are searching for a suspect who threw a large piece of concrete at a Winnipeg transit driver and hit him in the head. The driver was not badly hurt. Police say a man got on the bus a...
Jun 14, 2017
Calgary police arrest man after women were filmed and posted on Twitter
CALGARY - Police have charged a 42-year-old Calgary man for allegedly filming women for at least five years without their knowledge and posting their images to a Twitter account called “Canada C...
Jun 14, 2017
Would-be bride can keep the diamond ring after breakup, N.S. court rules
HALIFAX - A woman who broke up with her fiance after a fight over wedding expenses can keep the engagement ring, a Halifax adjudicator has ruled. Devin Sherrington had sued his would-be bride, Lauren ...
Jun 14, 2017
Mother of Cuban-born superstar Gloria Estefan dies at 88
MIAMI - Gloria Estefan says her mother, Gloria Fajardo, has died at age 88. The Grammy Award-winning singer announced the death on her Instagram account Wednesday. Estefan says her mother died Tuesday...
Jun 14, 2017
CN to spend $500 million in technology with eye on driverless truck threat
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway says it will spend $500 million over the next five years on technology to improve its safety, efficiency and competitive edge, partly in response to the potential ...
Jun 14, 2017