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Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A judge has ordered Quebec media star Eric Salvail to stand trial on three charges including sexual assault. The decision was rendered on Tuesday by Quebec court Judge Pierre Labelle follow...
Oct 01, 2019
Federal judge temporarily blocks Georgia abortion law
ATLANTA - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect, following the lead of other judges who have blocked similar measures in other states...
Oct 01, 2019
Election signs can be a safety issue for visually impaired in Montreal
MONTREAL - Federal campaigns say they'll strive to do better after an advocacy group for the visually impaired called them out for the danger posed by low-hanging signs in Montreal. In Montreal, ...
Oct 01, 2019
May slams Scheer for re-entering partisan politics after being Speaker
TORONTO - Green Leader Elizabeth May is accusing Andrew Scheer of doing "permanent damage" to the respect for the office of the Speaker by re-entering partisan politics. The Conservative leader became...
Oct 01, 2019
Ukrainian leader says he doesn't know why US aid was frozen
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president said Tuesday that no one explained to him why millions of dollars in U.S. military aid to his country was delayed, shrugging off suggestions that President Donald T...
Oct 01, 2019
Ex-Dallas officer who killed neighbour found guilty of murder
DALLAS - A white former Dallas police officer faces anywhere from five to 99 years in prison after being convicted of murder Tuesday in the fatal shooting of her black, unarmed neighbour in his apartm...
Oct 01, 2019
Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe
WASHINGTON - Taking a defiant stance in the impeachment inquiry, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday declared that House Democrats are trying to "intimidate, bully and treat improperly" five cur...
Oct 01, 2019
Ottawa's Scott Sabourin pumped to make NHL debut at age 27 with Senators
OTTAWA - Scott Sabourin is living his childhood dream. After literally fighting his way through the minors, the feisty forward will play his first NHL game on Wednesday as a member of his hometow...
Oct 01, 2019
Bicycle bylaw infraction leads to arrest for new policing unit
The Prince Albert Police Service's (PAPS) new Community Policing Unit is proving to have both bark and bite.On Monday around 3 p.m., an officer on patrol noticed a man riding a bike on the sidewalk, a...
Oct 01, 2019 A bylaw offence in P.A.'s downtown led Prince Albert's new Community Policing
Unit to arrest a 28-year-old man.(file photo/paNOW Staff)
Lawyers for former hostage Boyle urge judge to dismiss wife's evidence
OTTAWA - A lawyer for Joshua Boyle says the former hostage's wife, Caitlan Coleman, fled their Ottawa apartment and accused him of assault as part of a long-desired plan to win sole cus...
Oct 01, 2019
