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Pepper spray used in fight triggers rush-hour shutdown of Montreal metro
MONTREAL - Pepper spray unleashed during a fight between two people on a Montreal subway platform forced a major transit shutdown Wednesday at the height of the morning rush hour. The incident took pl...
Jan 09, 2019
Kevin Hart says he won't be hosting Academy Awards
NEW YORK - Kevin Hart says he won’t be hosting the Academy Awards. “No,” was his response when asked Wednesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Hart says it’s...
Jan 09, 2019
TransCanada changing name to TC Energy
CALGARY – TransCanada is changing its name. The pipeline and utilities company says the change to TC Energy better reflects the scope of its operations across North America. TransCanada chief ex...
Jan 09, 2019
'You're a liar': Indigenous people voice anger at Trudeau town hall in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Indigenous people voiced their anger and frustration with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday at a chaotic town hall in Kamloops, B.C., loudly interrupting him to condemn the a...
Jan 09, 2019
Rose McGowan to plead no contest to reduced drug charge
LEESBURG, Va. - A lawyer for Rose McGowan says the actress and activist will plead no contest to a reduced drug charge in Virginia and avoid jail time. Attorney Jim Hundley tells WTOP-FM that the comm...
Jan 09, 2019
Another female hockey official feels stonewalled in bid for AJHL
CALGARY - Erica Holmes feels she’s hit the glass ceiling as a hockey official in Alberta, echoing concerns by a female counterpart that she can’t advance to higher levels in the men’...
Jan 09, 2019
Man guilty of Edmonton Mac's store murders appeals, Crown wants stiffer sentence
EDMONTON – A man found guilty of killing two Edmonton convenience store clerks is appealing his conviction and the Crown is appealing his sentence. Laylin Delorme was sentenced to two terms of l...
Jan 09, 2019
RCMP charge Trochu area man with multiple offences
THREE HILLS- RCMP along with the RCMP Emergency Response Team, and the Southern Alberta Crime Reduction Unit, conducted a search warrant on a residence just north of Trochu on January 3. Alfred Legacy...
Jan 09, 2019
Showdown looms as UK lawmakers clash over May's Brexit deal
LONDON - Britain’s government and its lawmakers clashed Wednesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May brought her little-loved Brexit deal back to Parliament, a month after postponing a vote on the a...
Jan 09, 2019
Australia considering resettlement for fleeing Saudi woman
BANGKOK - A Saudi woman who fled her family, alleging abuse, moved a step closer Wednesday to her goal of gaining asylum in Australia after a U.N. agency granted her refugee status. The Australian gov...
Jan 09, 2019