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School boards push back as government seeks data on religious symbols
MONTREAL - A Quebec government initiative to determine how many teachers wear religious symbols also extended to include police officers, prosecutors and the judiciary, the minister res...
Jan 30, 2019
All-stars Crosby, Pavelski, Dubnyk earn NHL three stars honours
NEW YORK - Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby, San Jose Sharks centre Joe Pavelski and Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk are the NHL's three stars of the week. Crosby earned MVP honours at ...
Jan 30, 2019
Canadian MPs condemn Netflix for using Lac-Megantic images in Bird Box
OTTAWA - Canadian members of Parliament have passed a unanimous motion condemning Netflix for using images of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster in fictional dramas and demanding finan...
Jan 30, 2019
'Significant development' expected in Bruce McArthur's case: police
TORONTO - A "significant development" is expected in the case of an alleged serial killer accused of preying on men who disappeared from Toronto's gay village, police said Monday. Bruce McArthur,...
Jan 30, 2019
Plan to buy more fighter jets puts Canada on hook for bigger share of F-35 costs
OTTAWA - Canada is being forced to shoulder a bigger share of the costs of developing F-35 fighter jets even though it has not decided whether it will actually buy any. Canada is one of nine partner c...
Jan 30, 2019
Mother accused of murdering daughters says she has no memory of day they died
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec mother charged in the deaths of her two daughters says she has no recollection of what happened the day they died. Adele Sorella is testifying in her own defence for a seco...
Jan 30, 2019
Police: No footage yet of alleged attack on 'Empire' actor
Chicago police say they've reviewed hundreds of hours of footage from downtown surveillance cameras but haven't found footage yet of the alleged attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. The departmen...
Jan 30, 2019
Amazon buys 'Brittany Runs a Marathon' at Sundance for $14M
PARK CITY, Utah - In its third major buy of the Sundance Film Festival, Amazon Studios has acquired the world rights for the inspirational comedy "Brittany Runs a Marathon " for $14 million. Deadline ...
Jan 30, 2019
Trapped in Gaza, star of Sundance doc misses film festival
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A new documentary called "Gaza" is hitting the screens at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival this week, providing a colorful glimpse of life in the blockaded Hamas-ru...
Jan 30, 2019
Feds indict powerful Philly union boss, councilman, others
PHILADELPHIA - A powerful union boss who has long held a tight grip on construction jobs in the Philadelphia region and wielded political power in the city and Statehouse has been indicted on embezzle...
Jan 30, 2019
