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Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr speaks at child soldiers panel
HALIFAX - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr provided a small window of insight about his life since his return to Canada in 2013 during a rare public speaking appearance in Halifax. Khadr, who...
Feb 12, 2020
Mintos miss too many chances and run into hot goalie in shootout defeat to Trojans
The Prince Albert Mintos were firing blanks on Wednesday at the Art Hauser Centre. And whenever they got a true shot off, Hunter Lolacher seemed to have the answer. Lolacher made 39 saves on 40 shots ...
Feb 12, 2020 Mintos forward Cooper Chisholm gets a piggyback ride from Trojans defenceman Rylan Donald. Jeff D'Andrea/paNOW Staff
Texas officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting
BELTON, Texas - A Central Texas police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop, officials said. Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz was cha...
Feb 12, 2020
Smollett case reopens arguments about race, class in Chicago
CHICAGO - When a grand jury revived the criminal case against Jussie Smollett, the indictment for many people called to mind two nights on two different streets in the same big city. On one Chicago st...
Feb 12, 2020
Montreal Canadiens star Shea Weber out four to six weeks with ankle injury
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens say captain Shea Weber will be out four to six weeks with a sprained left ankle. The defenceman suffered the injury during a game in New Jersey on Feb. 4. Weber under...
Feb 12, 2020
Van Buskirk, Brown hope story that rocked track world sparks more conversation
While Canada's track and field community was rocked by allegations against former national distance coach Dave Scott-Thomas, athletes say shining a light on alleged abuses in the sport is a solid...
Feb 12, 2020
Lionel Desmond's wife asked him for a divorce before killings, inquiry told
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - The same day Lionel Desmond told a psychotherapist that his wife had recently asked for a divorce, the former soldier fatally shot his spouse, their 10-year-old daug...
Feb 12, 2020
'We're not giving in,' Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says in wake of arrests
VANCOUVER - Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en Nation are pledging to continue fighting a natural gas pipeline through their traditional territory, days after 28 of their supporters were arrested f...
Feb 12, 2020
Jefferson's decision to remain in Winnipeg answers biggest free-agency question
TORONTO - Willie Jefferson has answered the biggest question heading into CFL free agency. The CFL's top defensive player last season opted to stay put Monday rather than test the open market. The six...
Feb 12, 2020
Hollywood barriers fall in milestone Oscars for ‘Parasite’
LOS ANGELES - Before Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" made history as the first non-English best picture winner in Academy Awards history, he made a modest plea to American moviegoers: Don't be afraid of sub...
Feb 12, 2020
