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'Who is the shooter?' Closing arguments in case of slain football player
CALGARY - The lawyer for a man accused in the fatal shooting of a professional football player says the case highlights the dangers of eyewitness testimony. Nelson Lugela, 21, is charged with sec...
Jan 25, 2019
Ottawa to fund programs, mental health services at La Loche high school: Trudeau
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a remote northern Saskatchewan community Wednesday to announce $2.2 million to help people heal from a deadly school shooting. It...
Jan 25, 2019
Indian Act to blame for pipeline gridlock in northern B.C.: federal minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is pointing her finger at the Indian Act for creating a gridlock in northern British Columbia where some hereditary clan chiefs say a l...
Jan 25, 2019
Under construction: Broncos family focused on rebuilding, not sentencing hearing
AIRDRIE, Alta. - The family of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is focusing its attention closer to home ahead of next week's sentencing hearing for the truc...
Jan 25, 2019
U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico need to come off, manufacturers plead
WASHINGTON - American automakers, aluminum producers, manufacturers and farmers are running out of time, money and patience as the North American tariff standoff persists, and they...
Jan 25, 2019
Pride Toronto members vote to keep uniformed police officers out of parade
TORONTO - Uniformed police officers have been indefinitely barred from participating in Toronto's Pride Parade after a close vote that Pride Toronto said showed a deep division within the city's LGBTQ...
Jan 25, 2019
Police say no danger to the public after arrests in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - The RCMP has arrested two people in what media outlets say is part of a national security investigation in Kingston, Ont. RCMP confirmed the arrests on Twitte...
Jan 24, 2019
Venezuelan diaspora in Canada holds out hope for democracy's return
MONTREAL - Rebecca Sarfatti, a Toronto-based activist originally from Venezuela, says the retirement income her mother living in Caracas receives every month doesn't cover the cost of bread and cheese...
Jan 24, 2019
Alberta RCMP corporal faces two assault charges after confrontation during arrest
NISKU, Alta. - An RCMP corporal faces assault charges related to the arrest of a 26-year old man south of Edmonton. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team investigated the circumstances ...
Jan 24, 2019
Canadian navy pressing ahead on life extensions for submarines
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is pushing ahead with plans to extend the lives of Canada's submarine fleet, with the head of the navy hoping some work will start in the coming months. The...
Jan 24, 2019
