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Judge tosses evidence, acquits Saskatchewan lovers of plotting to kill spouses
PRINCE ALBERT, Alta. - A Saskatchewan judge has acquitted a man and a woman of conspiracy to murder their spouses after ruling a key audio recording is inadmissible as evidence. The judge en...
May 29, 2019
Former Mountie says 'humiliating' that sex assault probes against doctor dropped
HALIFAX - A former Mountie who filed a complaint against a physician who performed medical exams on recruits says it was humiliating to learn no charges would be laid against him a...
May 29, 2019
'Godzilla' brings Millie Bobby Brown to a new monster fight
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Millie Bobby Brown may use brute force against demon monsters in "Stranger Things," but the teenage actress relies more on intelligence to outsmart the 500-foot-tall behemoths...
May 29, 2019
US officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that tribes consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park ...
May 29, 2019
Review: Spencer lends some humanity to campy revenge fantasy
Teenage brains. Alcohol. Driver's licenses. Put them together and what you get, inevitably, are a whole bunch of bad decisions - in real life and in movies. It's not a new lesson, but it's the most co...
May 29, 2019
Some tech giants sign onto Canada's declaration on electoral integrity
OTTAWA - Facebook, Google and Microsoft have signed onto a declaration promising a dozen initiatives to protect the integrity of the Canadian election this fall - including working...
May 29, 2019
Liberals begin effort to get new NAFTA ratified in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The new North American free trade agreement will beat its June legislative deadline and be ratified by Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland predicted Monday, but she acknowl...
May 29, 2019
Rival fighter-jet makers warn procurement rule change for F-35 will hurt Canada
OTTAWA - Fighter-jet makers say the Trudeau government's plan to loosen federal procurement rules for the F-35 stealth fighter will ultimately hurt Canada. The Liberals revealed earlier this month tha...
May 29, 2019
Kutcher testifies about knocking on slain woman's door
LOS ANGELES - Ashton Kutcher has testified at a Los Angeles murder trial that he went to pick up a woman to go out for drinks on a night in 2001 and left when she didn't answer her door, only to learn...
May 29, 2019
Thirteen schools combine for mass concert
More than 1,000 band students will be part of an annual performance at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School tonight. The 'mass band' concert features students from every school in the Saskatchewan...
May 29, 2019 (submitted photo/Brenda Bernath)
