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Neurosurgeon pleads guilty to second-degree murder in wife's death
TORONTO - Two days after being served divorce papers, Mohammed Shamji attacked his wife, breaking her neck and ribs before choking her to death as their three young children slept nearby. He...
Apr 09, 2019
Wilbert Keon, trailblazing heart surgeon, doctor and senator, dies
OTTAWA - A world-renowned Canadian pioneer of heart surgery and former senator has died. Dr. Wilbert Keon founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and in 1986 performed Canada's firs...
Apr 09, 2019
NHL suspends Voynov for 2019-20 season for domestic violence
The NHL suspended defenceman Slava Voynov on Tuesday for the 2019-20 season and 2020 playoffs after determining he committed acts of domestic violence. Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended Voynov for w...
Apr 09, 2019
Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion figures things are bound to improve
Ottawa Senators general manager Pierre Dorion believes better times are ahead. Considering all the turmoil experienced by the franchise in the past two years or so, it would be hard for that not to be...
Apr 09, 2019
New corporate-ethics ombud named but powers still subject to legal review
OTTAWA - The federal government's long-awaited announcement Monday of a watchdog to enforce responsible conduct by Canadian companies operating abroad was greeted with disappointment by human-rights a...
Apr 09, 2019
Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin disappointed with season-ending slump
BROSSARD, Que. - Canadiens forward Jonathan Drouin doesn't need to check social media or turn on a television to get a sense of how Montrealers have felt about him for the last month. "I'm a smar...
Apr 09, 2019
N.B. debates Christian legislature prayer: 'Not inclusive enough'
FREDERICTON - A Green Party legislator has sparked a debate over the role of mandatory Christian prayers in New Brunswick's legislative assembly, calling instead for periods of silence as practis...
Apr 09, 2019
Red Sox stumble again, beaten in home opener by Toronto 7-5
BOSTON - Chris Sale let a Toronto runner steal home, Mookie Betts fanned with two on for the final out and the champion Boston Red Sox stumbled again, losing to the Blue Jays 7-5 Tuesday in their home...
Apr 09, 2019
Looters prey on Quebec schooner awaiting salvage on a Cuban beach: owner
MONTREAL - The owner of the last surviving St. Lawrence River schooner, beached in Cuba after running aground more than two months ago, says looters made off with thousands of dollars worth of eq...
Apr 09, 2019
Faith Goldy, five others, banned from Facebook and Instagram over hate
OTTAWA - Six Canadian people and groups involved in "organized hate" have been banned from having any further presence on Facebook and Instagram. Those banned include one-time Toronto&n...
Apr 09, 2019