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Dreams to tragedy: Fire kills 10 at Brazilian soccer academy
RIO DE JANEIRO - A fire early Friday swept through the sleeping quarters of an academy for Brazil's popular professional soccer club Flamengo, killing 10 people and injuring three, most likely teenage...
Feb 10, 2019
Clock ticking as Air Force looks to stop hemorrhaging experienced pilots
OTTAWA - A shortage of experienced pilots is forcing the Royal Canadian Air Force to walk a delicate line between keeping enough seasoned aviators available to train new recruits and lead missions in ...
Feb 10, 2019
Ottawa awards design contract for $60-billion warship fleet to Lockheed Martin
HALIFAX - The federal government awarded U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin a long-awaited contract to design its $60-billion fleet of warships despite lingering questions about the sel...
Feb 10, 2019
'Not ready for prime time': Montreal rejects body cameras for police officers
MONTREAL - As police forces across Canada weigh the merits of equipping officers with body cameras, the country's second largest city has ruled them out as costly and ineffective. Alex Norris, ch...
Feb 10, 2019
'Depth of emptiness:' Calgary couple guilty in toddler's death address court
CALGARY - A couple found guilty in the death of their son have told a sentencing hearing that they feel a deep sorrow for their loss. A jury found Jennifer and Jeromie Clark guilty last fall...
Feb 10, 2019
Serial killer Bruce McArthur killed for 'warped and sick gratification': judge
TORONTO - Serial killer Bruce McArthur murdered eight men from Toronto's gay village for "his own warped and sick gratification," an Ontario judge said Friday as he sentenced the 67-year-old to life i...
Feb 10, 2019
Internal discussions on SNC-Lavalin prosecution included Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was involved in extensive, internal government discussions last fall about whether SNC-Lavalin should be allowed to avoid criminal prosecutio...
Feb 10, 2019
Transport minister orders trains to use handbrakes after deadly derailment
CALGARY - Canada's transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains. Marc Garneau sa...
Feb 10, 2019
Virginia lieutenant governor wants accusations investigated
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's embattled lieutenant governor on Saturday called for authorities, including the FBI, to investigate sexual assault allegations made against him while defying widespread call...
Feb 10, 2019
Turkey urges China to respect Uighur rights, close camps
ISTANBUL - Turkey has called China's treatment of its minority Uighurs "a great cause of shame for humanity." In a statement Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said it's "no longer a secr...
Feb 10, 2019