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Not Guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the cou...
Feb 5, 2020 In this image from video, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts arrives for the vote in the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2020. (Senate Television via AP)
2 women killed, child hurt in shooting at Texas dormitory
COMMERCE, Texas - Two women were killed and a child was wounded in a shooting Monday morning at a university dormitory in Texas, officials said. A recommendation for students and employees to shelter ...
Feb 5, 2020
Star Canadian canoeist says her return to team training is like coming back home
Laurence Vincent Lapointe credits a "weird little flame" inside her for helping her stay strong when it looked like her Olympic dreams would be dashed. The star Canadian canoeist faced a fou...
Feb 5, 2020
Canadian Golf Hall of Famer Stephen Ames adapting on the Champions Tour
Stephen Ames is learning how to adapt on the Champions Tour. The Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member finished second at last weekend's Morocco Champions, rocketing to fourth on the Charles Schwab Cup st...
Feb 5, 2020
Verdict reserved in Vandewater murder trial
It's up to a Court of Queen's Bench Justice to determine whether Tyler Vandewater was defending himself when he stabbed his prison cellmate to death. The 31-year-old was charged with second degree mur...
Feb 5, 2020 The fate of Tyler Vandewater is now in the hands of a Queen's Bench Justice. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Bloc Quebecois MP among new faces on national security committee
OTTAWA - The new crop of parliamentarians overseeing the security-and-intelligence community includes the first Bloc Quebecois MP to sit on the committee. The Prime Minister's Office says Bloc MP Chri...
Feb 5, 2020
Yankees lefty James Paxton has back surgery, out 3-4 months
NEW YORK - Yankees left-hander James Paxton had back surgery Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined until May or June. New York said Dr. Andrew Dossett in Dallas performed a microscopic lumbar disc...
Feb 5, 2020
Source: Toronto FC close to signing designated player as Piatti undergoes medical
Toronto FC appears to have found its new designated player in Argentine winger/forward Pablo Piatti. A source, granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the subject, said the...
Feb 5, 2020
Canadian women look to beat Mexico and win group at CONCACAF Olympic qualifier
EDINBURG, Texas - History and the numbers are on Canada's side Tuesday when it faces Mexico to decide first place in Group B at the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship. Eighth-ranked...
Feb 5, 2020
Ripple effect on Canadian immigration likely from Trump's new visa restrictions
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to slap visa restrictions on six new countries could affect immigration flows to Canada, if history is any indication, as those caught up in the changes...
Feb 5, 2020
