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Parole granted for driver in deadly 1981 Brink's heist
ALBANY, N.Y. - Former radical activist Judith Clark was granted parole Wednesday after serving more than 37 years behind bars for her role as getaway driver in a 1981 Brink's armoured truck robbery th...
Apr 17, 2019
Attacked newsroom: Pulitzer commemorated with sombre silence
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Capital Gazette staff members stayed silent and somberly exchanged hugs Monday when the Maryland newspaper won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and courage in the fa...
Apr 17, 2019
Raptors coach Nick Nurse takes some of the blame for Lowry's poor shooting night
TORONTO - If Kyle Lowry had played in Toronto's final game of the regular season, would his shot still have been M.I.A. against Orlando? Or could he have used the rhythm of a game just five days ...
Apr 17, 2019
Environment charities may benefit from new Alberta premier's vow to fight them
EDMONTON - Alberta's incoming premier plans to take on environmental charities that he says are blocking exports of the province's oil, but those groups may be saying "bring it on." In his v...
Apr 17, 2019
AP journalists win Pulitzer for coverage of Yemen civil war
NEW YORK - A team of three Associated Press journalists won a Pulitzer Prize in international reporting Monday for their work documenting torture, graft and starvation in Yemen's brutal civil war. Rep...
Apr 17, 2019
Both sides want Weinstein hearing closed to media, public
NEW YORK - Both sides in Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault case want the media and the public barred from the disgraced movie mogul's next court appearance. Prosecutors argue the April 26 hearing shou...
Apr 17, 2019
Raptors' new centre Gasol huge part of team's defensive effort in Game 2 win
TORONTO - Only a few weeks ago, Marc Gasol figured he was facing another long off-season, the star centre of a Memphis Grizzlies team out of the playoff picture for the second consecutive year. Now th...
Apr 17, 2019
Jury sees photo of B.C. dad's injuries after his daughters found dead
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court jury in Vancouver has seen a photograph of a father's injuries after his young daughters were found dead in his apartment. Andrew Berry has plead...
Apr 17, 2019
Canadian garbage rotting in Manila violates international law, experts say
OTTAWA - A Vancouver environmental law firm says Canada broke international rules when it dumped more than 100 shipping containers of garbage disguised as plastics for recycling into the Philippi...
Apr 17, 2019
Kenney's premiership poses challenges, opportunity for Trudeau, Scheer
OTTAWA - Attention is now turning to how Jason Kenney's win in Alberta could impact the fall federal election. Political observers say Kenney, an outspoken and articulate former Stephen Harper cabinet...
Apr 17, 2019
