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Questions remain on Hernandez wealth after conviction erased
BOSTON - Questions abound after a judge erased ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction in a 2013 killing. Chief among them: What, if any, wealth did the former New England Patriots tight...
May 10, 2017
Victim was a grandmother: Manitoba RCMP make arrest in 10-year-old homicide
MACGREGOR, Man. - RCMP in Manitoba have made an arrest in the homicide of a grandmother nearly 10 years ago. Mounties said the historical case unit took a 30-year-old woman into custody in MacGregor, ...
May 10, 2017
Boy rescued by jet boat after falling into river in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT – A 13-year-old boy is safe after being swept away by the South Saskatchewan River on Tuesday evening. The Medicine Hat Police Service says it was dispatched to the river valley of ...
May 10, 2017
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Morales day to day with hamstring strain
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Kendrys Morales will be re-evaluated later this week after suffering a hamstring strain in Tuesday’s loss to the Cleveland Indians. Morales left the game after experien...
May 10, 2017
Ex-champ Pascal's clash with Alvarez clash looks to revive boxing interest
MONTREAL - A clash of local contenders Jean Pascal and Eleider Alvarez and a title defence by Adonis Stevenson may be just what was needed to shake Canadian pro boxing out of the doldrums. Fans who ha...
May 10, 2017
'Whole body was smoking:' Kids throw dog into firepit in Manitoba community
WINNIPEG - A dog has severe burns over its body after being thrown into a firepit in a community in northern Manitoba. Katie Powell, president and founder of Save a Dog Network Canada, says two kids b...
May 10, 2017
'I'm available every day:' Manitoba premier won't defend Costa Rica work ethic
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he doesn’t have to explain his work habits or reveal how he communicates with staff while at his vacation home in Costa Rica. “I work harde...
May 10, 2017
Five charged with child endangerment in Lethbridge drug bust
LETHBRIDGE – Search warrants executed in Lethbridge have turned up nearly $100,000 in drugs and cash, also resulting in child endangerment charges against five residents. On May 5, the Alberta L...
May 10, 2017
Edward Snowden talks of law, democracy and technology in webinar with university students
LETHBRIDGE – “If we only knew what governments wanted us to know, we wouldn’t know very much.” That from Edward Snowden, the man who gave classified U.S. government documents t...
May 10, 2017
Cape Breton's famed Cabot Trail re-opens after washout, more rain expected
SYDNEY, N.S. - A section of Cape Breton’s famed Cabot Trail has reopened after heavy rain washed out stretches of the coastal highway and damaged other roads in the area. Several days of steady ...
May 10, 2017