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US: Syria is burning bodies to hide proof of mass killings
WASHINGTON - In a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Russia to push the Syrian government into peace talks with rebels, the United States has accused Syria of executing thousands of imprisoned po...
May 15, 2017
MPs unite in Commons to support Ambrose bill on training for would-be judges
OTTAWA - Canada is a step closer to requiring would-be federal judges to first undergo comprehensive training in sexual assault law, thanks to a rare show of cross-partisan support Monday in the House...
May 15, 2017
Indefinite immigration detention in Canada under fire in Federal Court
TORONTO - Canada’s immigration regime allows for indefinite and arbitrary detention that can cause severe psychological distress and is therefore unconstitutional, Federal Court heard Monday. Wh...
May 15, 2017
Jail time for another accused in B&E to Westend Liquor Store
Jail time was served to a 20-year-old man accused in the 2015 break and enter of the Westend Liquor Store. Cruz Bigchild faced numerous charges including break and enter, theft under 5-thousand dollar...
May 15, 2017
Town coffers crumble along with a region's home foundations
WILLINGTON, Conn. - As the foundation beneath their home crumbles, Christina Mailhos and her husband are trying to figure out how to come up with $200,000 or more for the massive fix while college tui...
May 15, 2017
Man gets 49 years for anti-transgender hate crime killing
GULFPORT, Miss. - A Mississippi man received a 49-year prison sentence Monday for the first-ever conviction on federal hate crime charges arising from the killing of a transgender woman. In a case wat...
May 15, 2017
Man arrested after liquid manure sprayed outside Quebec farmers' union office
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A man was arrested by police after 12,000 litres of liquid manure was sprayed outside the office of Quebec’s professional farmers’ union on Monday, police said. A 56-year...
May 15, 2017
New gas-sniffing crisis grips Natuashish Innu: 'They're doing it on the street'
NATUASHISH, N.L. - Fifteen years after the Innu of Davis Inlet were moved to a fresh start in nearby Natuashish, leaders are once again fighting to keep kids as young as 11 from sniffing gas. “T...
May 15, 2017
Pizza delivery man takes pie to stalled Amtrak train
NEWPORT, Del. - A pizza delivery man in Delaware got an order from an unusual address: a stalled Amtrak train from New York on its way to Washington. Passenger Mitchell Katz posted a video of delivery...
May 15, 2017
First lady: Barron to attend private Episcopal school in MD
WASHINGTON - First lady Melania Trump has announced that her son, Barron, will attend a private Episcopal school in Maryland, beginning this fall. The announcement answered one of the lingering questi...
May 15, 2017