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Ex-judge who advised Forces on sex assaults says reforms slow
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps says the Canadian military has been slow to change its highly sexualized culture. Testifying to the House of Commons defence committee, she said v...
Feb 08, 2019
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette to learn sentence today
QUEBEC - The man who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 will learn today whether he'll spend the rest of his life behind bars. Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois...
Feb 08, 2019
Former NY Times editor acknowledges sourcing errors in book
NEW YORK - The former executive editor of The New York Times acknowledged Thursday that her new book, "Merchants of Truth," contains some sourcing errors and said she would correct them. In an email T...
Feb 08, 2019
Man pleads no contest to stalking Rihanna at Hollywood home
LOS ANGELES - A man who authorities say broke into Rihanna's Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours there when she was not home has pleaded no contest to stalking the singer. Los Angeles County prose...
Feb 08, 2019
'This Is Us' star Milo Ventimiglia being honoured at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - "This Is Us" actor Milo Ventimiglia is being honoured as Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. America's oldest theatrical organization says Ventimiglia...
Feb 08, 2019
Bebe Rexha calls out audience for jaded response to her song
NEW YORK - R&B singer H.E.R. gave a next-level performance, sister duo Chloe x Halle matched the greatness of their recent Super Bowl performance and pop singer Bebe Rexha went off on the crowd wh...
Feb 08, 2019
R. Kelly says he'd tour internationally, then deletes post
NEW YORK - R. Kelly said Tuesday he is planning an international tour, but an Australian lawmaker wants the country to bar him from performing there if the concert plan goes forward. The embattled mus...
Feb 08, 2019
Fire at Brazilian soccer team complex leaves 10 dead, 3 hurt
RIO DE JANEIRO - A fire tore through the sleeping quarters of a development league for one of Brazil's most popular professional soccer clubs on Friday, killing 10 people who were most likely players ...
Feb 08, 2019
Torture still scars Iranians 40 years after revolution
TEHRAN, Iran - The halls of the former prison in the heart of Iran's capital now are hushed, befitting the sounds of the museum that it has become. Wax mannequins silently portray the horrific acts of...
Feb 08, 2019
British, Irish leaders to meet amid Brexit tensions
LONDON - The British and Irish leaders were meeting Friday to discuss the Irish border - and mend fences - amid rising tensions between Britain and the European Union over Brexit. British Prime Minist...
Feb 08, 2019
