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Mentally ill killer of five people in Calgary can be eased into community: board
EDMONTON - A review board has ruled that a mentally ill man found not criminally responsible after killing five young people at a house party can be eased back into the community under strict con...
Oct 03, 2019
Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi
Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...
Oct 03, 2019
Federal judge upholds affirmative action at Harvard
BOSTON - A federal judge Tuesday cleared Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American applicants in a ruling that was seen as a major victory for supporters of affirmative action in col...
Oct 03, 2019
Police investigating lawn sign showing target on foreheads of Trudeau, Sohi
Edmonton police say an election lawn sign depicting a target on the foreheads of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and local candidate Amarjeet Sohi is being investigated by their hate crime unit. A photo...
Oct 03, 2019
Flu vaccine delays as season starts, manufacturing shortage to blame
WINNIPEG - It may be more difficult this year for Canadians wanting to get their flu shots due to delays in producing and distributing the vaccine.The federal government says some provincial flu vacci...
Oct 03, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)
US vaping illnesses top 1,000, death count is up to 18
NEW YORK - The outbreak of U.S. vaping-related illnesses has surpassed 1,000 cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that 1,080 confirmed and probable cases have been repor...
Oct 03, 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 03, 2019
Edmonton police officer testifies about the night he was run down, stabbed
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer who was run down by a car before being stabbed in the street broke down in tears as he told a jury about the 2017 attack. Const. Mike Chernyk descr...
Oct 03, 2019
‘Someone is going to get killed’: Residents say situation remains out of control at housing complex
Natalie Berrecloth says she and other tenants' cries for help have fallen on deaf ears and they don't know where to turn.The resident of Valleyview Towers 2 said the living conditions at the housing c...
Oct 03, 2019 Residents at Valleyview Towers 2 allege rising tension and deteriorating living conditions as a wave of new and younger residents move in. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Actor Robert De Niro in real-life drama with ex-worker
NEW YORK - Robert De Niro has found himself in a real-life court drama, trading dueling lawsuits with his former assistant after their decade-long working relationship went dreadfully sour. He's accus...
Oct 03, 2019