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'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
In the news today, Feb. 8
Six stories in the news for Friday, Feb. 8 --- SINGH WANTS INVESTIGATION INTO SNC-LAVALIN CASE NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for an ethics investigation into allegations that...
Feb 10, 2019
Pettersson lifts Vancouver Canucks to 4-3 shootout win over Calgary Flames
VANCOUVER - Elias Pettersson scored the shootout winner Saturday, lifting his Vancouver Canucks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames. Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom stopped 44-of-47 sho...
Feb 10, 2019
Evander Kane has two goals, assist as Sharks beat Flames in key Pacific matchup
CALGARY - Evander Kane's mastery of the Calgary Flames continued on Thursday night. Kane and Tomas Hertl each scored twice and added an assist to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 win over the Ca...
Feb 09, 2019