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A case of the drunken cricketer and the parrot defence
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand cricket player offered this explanation for another drunken driving offence - he was rushing home to console his girlfriend over a dead parrot. The lawyer for D...
May 25, 2017
Predators just 1 NHL team winning thanks to their Swedes
NASHVILLE - Filip Forsberg is having quite the spring for the Nashville Predators, setting franchise records with his eight goals and 15 points. He’s tied the team mark with at least a point in ...
May 25, 2017
Quiet college dropout turned bomber: Who was Salman Abedi?
LONDON - He was quiet and withdrawn, a college dropout who liked soccer - and, some say, showed alarming signs of being radicalized years before he walked into a pop concert at Britain’s Manches...
May 25, 2017
Man arrested in case of dog found buried alive near Montreal that later died
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a man has been arrested for animal cruelty in the case of a dog that died after being found buried alive south of Montreal this week. Sgt. Ingrid Asselin says t...
May 25, 2017
CBC says Subway chicken investigation at heart of lawsuit was fair
TORONTO - The CBC says it gave Subway plenty of opportunity to refute the findings of an investigation into the sandwich chain’s chicken products before airing reports that prompted a defamation...
May 25, 2017
Quebec's Charlevoix region to host next year's G7 meetings
OTTAWA - Canada will play host to next year’s meeting of G7 leaders at a remote luxury resort in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, The Canadian Press has learned. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
May 25, 2017
B.C. Greens seek 'stable minority' government, avoid triggering another election
VANCOUVER - The Greens want to avoid triggering another election in British Columbia after the final results left them in the historic position of holding the balance of power in a minority government...
May 25, 2017
Roundup of Nova Scotia campaign news
HALIFAX - (NSElxn-Health) Health care continues to dominate debate in the Nova Scotia election campaign. The Progressive Conservatives attacked the incumbent Liberals on Thursday, saying in a statemen...
May 25, 2017
Police investigating after 200 frozen turkey pot pies taken from Ontario church
INGERSOLL, Ont. - Police are trying to find whoever stole 200 frozen pies from a church in an Ontario community. Investigators say the individual portion size turkey pot pies were taken from a church ...
May 25, 2017
Several premiers heading south of the border to counter anti-trade sentiment
WINNIPEG - Several premiers are heading to the United States capital next month to push back against anti-trade sentiment south of the border. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he and several othe...
May 25, 2017