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Meek Mill's conviction thrown out, granted new trial
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania appeals court has thrown out rapper Meek Mill's decade-old conviction in a drug and gun case. The unanimous three-judge opinion Wednesday grants the rapper born Robert Wi...
Jul 24, 2019
Family asks police to conduct ground searches for missing Quebec man, son
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec entrepreneur and his son now missing for 12 days are asking provincial police to carry out a ground search of a vast, heavily ...
Jul 24, 2019
Canada invests $85M into advanced satellites to connect rural, remote regions
OTTAWA - The federal government is investing $85 million into an advanced satellite technology designed to expand access to affordable, high-speed internet across Canada's rural and remote region...
Jul 24, 2019
CBSA expands stunt-actor pilot project, warning those hired may get hit
OTTAWA - The Canada Border Services Agency says it is plans to amend bid documents looking for stunt-actors to clarify that they may get punched or kicked during training with new recruits. The a...
Jul 24, 2019
Canada earns Olympic berth in new relay swim event
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canada qualified for the new 4x100 metre mixed medley relay swimming event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by finishing fifth on Wednesday at the world aquatics champions...
Jul 24, 2019
Lebanese rock band takes centre stage in freedoms debate
BEIRUT - A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing concerts and lyrics challenging social norms in the conservative Arab world is once again at the centre of a heated debate about freedom of e...
Jul 24, 2019
Red Deer student wins Queen’s Golden Jubilee Citizenship Award
A former student at cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School in Red Deer has been honoured with the Queen's Golden Jubilee Citizenship Award. The Government of Alberta award honours students who have co...
Jul 24, 2019 (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Aiming Haya: Canada's Jumaa a medal contender in karate at Pan Am Games
Haya Jumaa's first Pan Am assignment came as a volunteer four years ago in Toronto. Her next one will see her compete as an athlete at the 2019 Games in Lima, Peru. Jumaa, 25,...
Jul 24, 2019
Police seek B.C. murder suspects in swamp, bush, bugs of northern Manitoba
The deputy mayor of a remote northern Manitoba town says residents are locking their doors earlier than usual after word of a police manhunt in the area for two suspects in the deaths o...
Jul 24, 2019
Review: In Tarantino's latest, a radiant Hollywood fable
Quentin Tarantino has, for a while now, been reminding us what's so great about movies - or at least, what he thinks is so great about them. He's made an old-fashioned double-feature ("Death Proof," o...
Jul 24, 2019