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US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...
Jan 09, 2020
US officials: ‘Highly likely’ Iran downed Ukrainian jetliner
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. officials said Thursday it was "highly likely" that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board.The crash came...
Jan 09, 2020 Wax from melted candles sits next to flowers placed at the Canadian Embassy during a national day of mourning in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Moroccan rights group warns over free speech after arrests
RABAT, Morocco - Leading Moroccan human rights activists warned Thursday of an assault on freedom of expression in the country following the arrest over recent months of 15 journalists, bloggers, rapp...
Jan 09, 2020
Raiders land Paddock ahead of trade deadline
The Prince Albert Raiders have shored up their goaltending position with the acquisition of former Memorial Cup all-star Max Paddock from the Regina Pats.In exchange, the Raiders have sent 2002-born f...
Jan 09, 2020 19-year-old goaltender Max Paddock has been acquired by the Raiders one day ahead of the WHL trade deadline. (Keith Hershmiller/Regina Pats)
Hereditary chiefs say they will protect territory in pipeline dispute
SMITHERS, B.C. - On the first anniversary of the RCMP's enforcement of an injunction against opponents of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, First Nation hereditary chiefs ...
Jan 09, 2020
Two men facing firearms-related charges arrested
Police arrested two men wanted in connection with firearms related charges after police attended an unrelated call last night.The attending officers spotted a suspect wanted in connection with a recen...
Jan 09, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Bill Cosby asks Pennsylvania high court to review conviction
Comedian Bill Cosby filed an appeal Thursday of a court decision last month that upheld his conviction for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home. The latest appeal - filed with the Penn...
Jan 09, 2020
'Joker' tops nominations for British Academy film awards
LONDON - The film "Joker" has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday. The movie about the origins of the comic book villain received 11 BAFTA nominations includin...
Jan 09, 2020
R Kelly girlfriend charged after fight at singer's condo
CHICAGO - A fight between two of R. Kelly's girlfriends inside the embattled singer's Trump Tower condominium has led to a domestic battery charge against one of the women and sent the other to the ho...
Jan 09, 2020
Gilbert Rozon sex assault trial to take place over five days in June
MONTREAL - Entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon's trial for rape and indecent assault will take place over five days in June. Crown and defence lawyers appeared before a judge Tuesday and agree...
Jan 09, 2020
