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Quebec dog goes missing after alerting family to fire, owner says
MONTREAL - A family in southern Quebec is crediting their dog with alerting them to a fire that was tearing through a luxury bed-and-breakfast. Family member Ely Conway says she’d just returned ...
Jan 17, 2019
Federal judge in Wisconsin strikes early-voting restrictions
MADISON, Wis. - A federal judge on Thursday struck down early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans adopted in a December lame-duck legislative session, saying the limits mirror restrictions he bl...
Jan 17, 2019
Correction: Cruise Ship Jump story
MIAMI - In a story Jan. 17 about a man who jumped off a cruise ship in the Bahamas, The Associated Press erroneously reported the man’s hometown. He is from Vancouver, Washington. A corrected ve...
Jan 17, 2019
Jarome Iginla set to have number retired by Calgary Flames
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames will retire former captain Jarome Iginla’s No. 12 during a ceremony on March 2 prior to a game against the Minnesota Wild. The native of St. Albert, Alta., retired f...
Jan 17, 2019
Lametti 'interested' but won't commit to changing assisted-dying law
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Newly appointed Justice Minister David Lametti says he’s interested in hearing proposals aimed at ensuring grievously ill Canadians aren’t forced to end their lives prem...
Jan 17, 2019
Extradition for B.C. pair accused of slaying in India to protect family's honour
VANCOUVER - The Department of Justice says two British Columbia residents accused of hiring assassins to kill a young woman and her new husband in India will be extradited to that country within days....
Jan 17, 2019
Netflix rejects request to remove Lac-Megantic images from 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Netflix is refusing to remove from its hit movie “Bird Box” footage of the rail explosion that killed 47 people in Lac-Megantic, despite an appeal from the town’s mayor. B...
Jan 17, 2019
Bernier looks to strike some popular chords during first East Coast stops
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Maxime Bernier looked to garner support for his fledgling People’s Party of Canada Thursday as he spoke to a small business audience in New Brunswick - his first East Coast fo...
Jan 17, 2019
Top Canadian assistant referee Joe Fletcher retires, says time is right
TORONTO - After two World Cups and numerous other marquee soccer matches, Canada’s Joe Fletcher is retiring as an assistant referee. The 42-year-old Fletcher, from St. Catharines, Ont., by way o...
Jan 17, 2019
Project that kept more addicted patients in treatment expands across B.C.
VANCOUVER - A pilot project in Vancouver is being expanded across British Columbia after more than double the number of drug-addicted people stayed in treatment to prevent them from fatally overdosing...
Jan 17, 2019