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Goodale to 'examine' transfer of Rafferty to medium-security prison
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford’s murderer Michael Rafferty from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility - a ...
Dec 10, 2018
Victims of bad lawyers falling through the mandatory compensation cracks
TORONTO - Victims of negligent lawyers in Ontario are being cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars despite court-ordered awards in their favour because the insurance legal professionals must ...
Dec 10, 2018
Ottawa announces new approach to managing aquaculture industry Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is restructuring how it deals with the aquaculture industry in an attempt to bring more economic returns and environmental sustainability to the sector. Fisheries Mini...
Dec 10, 2018
California inferno gives rise to family-reuniting 'Angels'
SAN FRANCISCO - They have become known as the Angels of Paradise. But there is nothing ethereal about them. They are online sleuths who know how to find people, and they have been putting their skills...
Dec 10, 2018
California family finds cat alive a month after deadly blaze
PARADISE, Calif. - A family has been reunited with their cat after it stayed behind during a deadly wildfire last month that levelled their home in Northern California. Courtney Werblow and her family...
Dec 10, 2018
NASA's Voyager 2 becomes 2nd craft in interstellar space
WASHINGTON - NASA’s Voyager 2 is now the second human-made object to zip away from the sun into the space between the stars. Voyager 2 last month exited “this bubble that the sun creates a...
Dec 10, 2018
Raiders fire GM Reggie McKenzie
ALAMEDA, Calif. - From the moment Jon Gruden was brought back for a second stint as coach of the Oakland Raiders with a 10-year contract, general manager Reggie McKenzie’s longevity in the posit...
Dec 10, 2018
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
VANCOUVER - The United States is showing its hostility toward Chinese tech giant Huawei by speculating one of its senior executives has avoided travelling there to dodge charges, a lawyer arguing for ...
Dec 10, 2018
Rebels acquire 17-year-old goaltending prospect
The Red Deer Rebels announced Monday that they have acquired 17-year-old goaltending prospect Eric Ward from the Seattle Thunderbirds. In exchange, Seattle receives a 7th round selection in the 2019 W...
Dec 10, 2018
Well-loved Winnipeg restaurant chain starts banning single-use plastic
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg institution known for its bitty burgers is going more green. The newest Salisbury House restaurant to open its doors has become the chain’s first location to ban single-use...
Dec 10, 2018