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TV journalist Chris Hansen accused of bouncing checks
STAMFORD, Conn. - A TV journalist known for confronting would-be child predators has been snared himself in a police investigation alleging he wrote bad checks for $13,000 worth of marketing materials...
Jan 16, 2019
Defence chief Vance slated to testify this month in Vice-Admiral Norman case
OTTAWA - Canada’s top military officer is expected to take the stand later this month in a pre-trial hearing for Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Norman’s lawyer, Marie Henein, said Gen. Jonathan...
Jan 16, 2019
Kansas library asked to move transgender children books
ANDOVER, Kan. - Members of a Kansas public library board are considering a request to move books that include transgender characters out of the children’s section. Andover resident Marci Laffen ...
Jan 16, 2019
Ballistics tests prove Illinois man innocent in murder case
An Illinois judge acquitted a man of murder Wednesday, more than two decades after jurors convicted him by relying on ballistics that proved to be wrong. Supporters of 53-year-old Patrick Pursley clap...
Jan 16, 2019
Sinclair debuts streaming service for its local TV stations
NEW YORK - Sinclair Broadcast, the nation’s largest owner of television stations, is launching a free, ad-supported streaming service. It will draw on local news, sports and other programs from ...
Jan 16, 2019
Fortified Arctic infrastructure needed in face of climate change: study
The impact of climate change on roads and other crucial structures in Canada’s North is likely to be even greater than feared, says new detailed research. “These are greater impacts than a...
Jan 16, 2019
Burkina Faso says Canadian abducted by suspected extremists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - A Canadian national has been kidnapped by suspected extremists in Burkina Faso near its border with Niger, the West African nation’s security ministry said Wednesday....
Jan 16, 2019
Byelection turmoil: Liberal quits after singling out Jagmeet Singh as Indian
VANCOUVER - The Liberal candidate running against NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh in a Metro Vancouver byelection dropped out of the race Wednesday after drawing criticism for an online post singling out Sin...
Jan 16, 2019
Canadian mining employee kidnapped in northern Burkina Faso: local officials
A Canadian national has been kidnapped in Burkina Faso’s northern Sahel region, government officials said Wednesday. A spokesman for Burkina Faso’s security ministry identified the man as ...
Jan 16, 2019
Show calls boy who stayed up for TV and saved family 'hero'
MINQUADALE, Del. - A 13-year-old Delaware boy credited with saving his family from a house fire when he stayed up late to watch TV has received a special delivery from the show’s writers. The Ne...
Jan 16, 2019