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Puerto Rico's Farruko pleads guilty to not declaring cash
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rican singer Farruko has pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and shoes when he arrived in the U.S. territory from the Domini...
Mar 08, 2019
Freeland thanks U.S. lawmakers for bipartisan support on Meng arrest
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is applauding a bipartisan American political effort to support Canada in its fight with China over its detention of Huawei's chief financial o...
Mar 08, 2019
Jailed navy spy Jeffrey Delisle granted full parole: federal board
HALIFAX - Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle has been granted full parole. An emailed statement from the Parole Board of Canada says it granted the former Canadian naval intelligence officer ...
Mar 08, 2019
Bill Shine resigns White House communications post
WASHINGTON - Former Fox News executive Bill Shine has resigned as White House communications director and has joined President Donald Trump's re-election campaign as a senior adviser. White House pres...
Mar 08, 2019
Gilbert Rozon sex crime hearing draws protesters but accused doesn't show
MONTREAL - Protesters gathered outside the Montreal courthouse today for a scheduled appearance by Gilbert Rozon on sex crime charges, but the Just for Laughs founder never showed, choosing to be...
Mar 08, 2019
Province sets ice fishing shack removal deadline
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Environment is reminding anglers to get their ice fishing shelters off the lake this month.The deadline for shacks to be removed south of Highway 16 is March 15, and it's Ma...
Mar 08, 2019 The province is reminding people to clear ice fishing equipment off of frozen lakes by March 15 at locations south of Highway 16 and by March 30 for locations north of it. (Mike6271/Wikimedia Commons) : Glynn Brothen
US plans end to wolf protections; critics say it's premature
BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for grey wolves across the Lower 48 states, re-igniting the legal battle over a predator that's running into conflicts with farmers a...
Mar 08, 2019
House approves sweeping ethics, election overhaul package
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House has approved legislation aimed at reducing the role of big money in politics, ensuring fair elections and strengthening ethics standards. But it stands lit...
Mar 08, 2019
Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer threatens to call Butts, Wernick to stand
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer is threatening to call Gerald Butts and Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick to testify in open court if they don't produce a series of documents that she say...
Mar 08, 2019
SNC-Lavalin loses court bid for special agreement to avoid criminal prosecution
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin has a lost a court bid to have the public prosecutor overturn its refusal to negotiate an agreement that would see the company avoid a criminal trial. In a ruling today, the Feder...
Mar 08, 2019