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Prosecutors drop most remaining cases in fatal prison riot
DOVER, Del. - Delaware prosecutors dismissed all but three remaining cases Friday against inmate defendants charged in a deadly riot at the state's maximum-security prison. The decision came after ear...
Mar 17, 2019
Quebec students join global marches to demand climate change action
MONTREAL - A human wave of chanting, sign-waving protesters made their way downtown from the base of Montreal's Mount Royal on Friday as they joined a series of student-led marches arou...
Mar 17, 2019
Sanders gets stitches after run-in with glass shower door
WASHINGTON - Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign says the Vermont senator has been treated at a walk-in clinic for a minor injury while campaigning in South Carolina. Campaign spokesman Arianna Jone...
Mar 17, 2019
Ottawa, B.C. announce five-year salmon restoration fund to rebuild wild stocks
VICTORIA - The federal and British Columbia governments are preparing to cast a net to find new ways of protecting wild salmon habitat and restoring stocks. Federal Fisheries Minister Jonath...
Mar 17, 2019
Tory leader issues new statement on attacks including mention of Muslims
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer issued two statements on the terrorist attacks in New Zealand on Friday - the second after being criticized for not mentioning in the first that the att...
Mar 17, 2019
FIFA push to spread 2022 Qatar World Cup faces resistance
MIAMI - Concerned by political and logistical impediments, FIFA will face resistance in Qatar to attempts to expand the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams and spread games across the Persian Gulf, people with...
Mar 17, 2019
Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate
WEYBURN, Sask. - City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care ho...
Mar 17, 2019
Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia's treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the additional s...
Mar 17, 2019
Gord Downie sculpture unveiled at Halifax City Hall's reconciliation space
HALIFAX - A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation. The sculpture was created by ...
Mar 17, 2019
UBC study shows honey bees can help monitor pollution in cities
VANCOUVER - A new study from the University of British Columbia says honey from urban honey bees can help pinpoint the sources of environmental pollutants such as lead. Scientists from the university'...
Mar 17, 2019
