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Backlash, questions follow dismissal of Jussie Smollett case
CHICAGO - Prosecutors still insist Jussie Smollett faked a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in the hopes that the attention would advance his acting career. The "Empire" star still says he was assau...
Mar 28, 2019
Supreme Court stresses jail should be 'the exception' for people awaiting trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says making an accused person wait in jail before trial should be the exception, not the rule, in a decision that affirms a key legal safeguard inte...
Mar 28, 2019
Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determi...
Mar 28, 2019 Edwin Hardeman, right, speaks next to attorney Aimee Wagstaff at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. (Associated Press/Jeff Chiu)
AP sources: Mueller report is more than 300 pages long
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report is more than 300 pages long. That's according to a Justice Department official and another person familiar with the report. Th...
Mar 28, 2019
MPs denounce leaked reports of Trudeau-JWR clash over Supreme Court pick
OTTAWA - Leaked reports about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over a Supreme Court appointment drew condemnation from bar ass...
Mar 28, 2019
FSIN chief calls for Sask. gov’t to speed up disaster relief
The chief of the organization representing 74 Saskatchewan First Nations says it may be time for the federal government to step in as the province isn't moving fast enough to deliver disaster assistan...
Mar 28, 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron speaks at the Saskatoon Inn on March 27, 2019. (Bryn Levy/650 CKOM)
Family of late DJ Avicii to launch foundation in his memory
LOS ANGELES - The family of the Grammy-nominated Swedish electronic dance DJ Avicii (ah-VEE'-chee) is launching a foundation in his memory. The international pop star, whose name was Tim Bergling, die...
Mar 28, 2019
Aboriginal Arts and Cultural Leadership Grant
The Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant (AACL) supports the sharing of cultural skills and knowledge to young people through participatory cultural activity with First Nations or Mtis arts an...
Mar 28, 2019
Canadian farmers face uncertainty after China escalates canola feud
Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. "There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported," said David Quist...
Mar 28, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW March 28, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks spoke with senior reporter Nigel Maxwell about the tragic death of a young boy in downtown Prince Albert.
Mar 28, 2019
