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Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because ...
Feb 27, 2024
RCMP cleared of wrongdoing in Myles Sanderson overdose death
Evidence heard at the second day of the coroner's inquest into the death of Myles Sanderson showed the man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others likely died by his own hand. Video evidence taken ...
Feb 27, 2024
Woman's death in Quebec City after weekend house fire ruled a homicide: police
Quebec City police say the death of a woman who was found unresponsive after a house fire over the weekend has been ruled a homicide. Police say 42-year-old Jolle Lapointe was killed and the exact cau...
Feb 27, 2024
Three-time amateur champion Lisa Meldrum named to Canadian Golf Hall of Fame
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Accomplished amateur and professional player Lisa Meldrum has been selected to the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame. The 41-year-old from Montreal will be inducted into the player category ...
Feb 27, 2024
Online hate speech must not become political 'yo-yo,' anti-hate expert warns
OTTAWA - The former chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network is warning parliamentarians against turning a newly reintroduced section of the Canadian Human Rights Act into a game of political "yo-yo." ...
Feb 27, 2024
B.C. First Nation sues federal government over ban on herring spawn fishery
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation says it has launched a civil lawsuit against the federal government over its decision in 2022 to ban one of its commercial fisheries The Heiltsuk Na...
Feb 27, 2024
'Not consulted': Alberta health minister questions Ottawa's national pharmacare plan
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister is questioning the need for a national pharmacare plan, saying the province already has a comprehensive program for seniors, those on a low-income and those who re...
Feb 27, 2024
Jays' Swanson to be away from team as young son hospitalized after being hit by car
LAKELAND, Fla. - Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson will be away from the team indefinitely after his son was hit by a car and hospitalized on Sunday in Florida, manager John Schneider said. The Toronto ...
Feb 27, 2024
Ottawa will shut down shady post-secondary institutions if provinces don't: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is ready to step in and shut down shady schools that are abusing the international student program if provinces don't crack down on them. Miller s...
Feb 27, 2024
Senators-Flyers 2004 brawl in Philadelphia still holds NHL record for most penalty minutes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The root of one the wildest brawls in NHL history came only a week earlier, when Ottawa's Martin Havlat's rocked Mark Recchi in the face with his stick and drew a two-game suspensi...
Feb 27, 2024
