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In the news today, March 8
Four stories in the news for Friday, March 8 --- ALLEGED FREDERICTON SHOOTER TO RETURN TO COURT A Fredericton man accused of murdering four people in an August shooting spree is set to retur...
Mar 08, 2019
Meng Wanzhou extradition case raises 'serious concerns,' defence lawyer says
VANCOUVER - A request by the United States to extradite the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies raises serious concerns about political motivations and will take time...
Mar 08, 2019
PMO tried to persuade Wilson-Raybould, not intimidate her: Butts
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould never complained about improper pressure to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided to move her out of her coveted cabine...
Mar 08, 2019
Judge to sentence man for murder of Calgary woman, her five-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to begin today for a Calgary man convicted of killing a woman and her young daughter. A jury found Edward Downey guilty last year of first-de...
Mar 08, 2019
Scientists view old-growth forests through lichens to understand value
VANCOUVER - Two scientists say defining the biodiversity of a forest by the age of the trees is an oversimplification because it does not take into account the richness of the spec...
Mar 08, 2019
Dan Jenkins, sports writing great and author, dies at 89
FORT WORTH, Texas - Dan Jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author in a career that went from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 89. TCU athl...
Mar 08, 2019
Hertl's 30th goal leads Sharks past Canadiens 5-2
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Tomas Hertl scored his career-high 30th goal of the season, Martin Jones made 37 saves and the San Jose Sharks extended their two-decade home dominance over the Montreal Canadiens w...
Mar 08, 2019
Chicago police looking for source of leaks in Smollett case
Chicago police say they are conducting an internal investigation to determine the source of information leaked anonymously to media during the probe into "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's claims he was...
Mar 07, 2019
Kuemper shuts out West leaders, Coyotes top Flames 2-0
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves to shut out the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames in the Arizona Coyotes' 2-0 victory Thursday night. Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun scored goa...
Mar 07, 2019
McDavid, Oilers beat Canucks 3-2 for fourth straight win
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had a pair of assists and Mikko Koskinen made 35 saves as the Edmonton Oilers continued to make a late playoff push with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday....
Mar 07, 2019
