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Infantino blames 'fake news' for FIFA woes, offers no cases
MANAMA, Bahrain - Gianni Infantino waged a strident defence of his FIFA leadership by lashing out at “fake news” and “alternative facts” circulated about a governing body he in...
May 11, 2017
DNA evidence in retrial of accused in Winnipeg teen's death flawed: defence
WINNIPEG - The lawyer for a man accused of killing a teenaged girl in Winnipeg three decades ago told court Thursday the Crown’s evidence is deeply, fatally flawed. In his closing arguments, Sau...
May 11, 2017
Aiming High: Canadian climber Sean McColl shoots for Olympic podium in Tokyo
Sean McColl’s versatility has helped make him one of the best all-around climbers in the world. He’ll rocket up a wall in speed climbing like a squirrel being chased up a tree. His boulder...
May 11, 2017
Wilson-Raybould said impaired driving bill would not violate charter rights
Demanding a breath sample from a motorist is no different than asking for their licence and registration, Canada’s justice minister argued Thursday as the federal Liberal government defended its...
May 11, 2017
N.B. wryly roasts Ottawa for erroneously placing famous rock formation in N.S.
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick had to give Ottawa a geography lesson - Twitter-style - after a federal agency mistakenly put the famous Hopewell Rocks in Nova Scotia. The “flower pot” rocks a...
May 11, 2017
Alberta Peace Officers concerned about extreme speeders
EDMONTON – Alberta's community peace officers had a busy April trying to keep the roads and highways safe. Peace officers pulled over thousands of motorists and issued more than 3600 speeding ti...
May 11, 2017
Jason Botterill leaves Penguins to take over as Sabres' GM
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Jason Botterill has no second thoughts over leaving the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins while they are in the midst of yet another playoff run. The lure of returning to the Buff...
May 11, 2017
Aaron Hernandez's fiancee to speak on 'Dr. Phil' show
BOSTON - The fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez says she thought his suicide was a hoax. Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez says in an interview on “Dr. Phil” scheduled to air next week ...
May 11, 2017
Federal cost of natural disaster help has been steadily rising since 1970
GATINEAU, Que. - The increasing number and intensity of natural disasters in Canada pushed Ottawa’s bills for federal help to $360 million a year since 2011 - three times what the annual cost wa...
May 11, 2017
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, JFK items being auctioned
NEW YORK - A watercolour painting by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the former first lady’s Cartier watch, and a hand-annotated speech by John F. Kennedy that he later incorporated into his “...
May 11, 2017