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El Chapo to seek new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
NEW YORK - Attorneys for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman are asking for a new trial in light of what they say was jury misconduct during his drug conspiracy trial. Guzman's defence team said Frida...
Feb 22, 2019
Judge dismisses charges over boy's death on water slide
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016. Wyandotte Count...
Feb 22, 2019
Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says he would shelve oil-by-rail deal
EDMONTON - Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says if he wins the spring election, he will try to cancel Alberta's $3.7-billion deal with Canada's two largest railways to ship more oil by rail. ...
Feb 22, 2019
No acquittal possible for Montreal man accused in wife's death: judge
MONTREAL - The case of a Quebec man accused of killing his ailing wife is now in the hands of a jury. Jurors were sequestered Wednesday to determine the fate of Michel Cadotte, 57, charged with second...
Feb 22, 2019
QuadrigaCX case: Canada's big banks wary of cryptocurrency assets
HALIFAX - The wary skepticism that Canada's big banks have for the cryptocurrency industry was on full display Friday when a Nova Scotia judge issued an order for the eventual disbursement o...
Feb 22, 2019
North Stars soar into matchup with Red Wings
The Battlefords North Stars return to life on the road Friday, as the team kicks off another three-games in three-nights. Beginning the weekend marathon is a date with the Weyburn Red Wings at Crescen...
Feb 22, 2019 Friday night will mark the fourth matchup of the season-series between the North Stars and Red Wings, and first since Nov. 18. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson
Amnesty documents Venezuelan rights violations since start of democracy protests
OTTAWA - An Amnesty International report alleging human-rights abuses by Venezuelan forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro represents one more example of a "despicable" regime, says&n...
Feb 22, 2019
Tech giants called to testify in Ottawa in international probe of fake news
OTTAWA - Executives from some of the world's largest digital and social media firms have been invited to appear before an international committee on disinformation and "fake news" when it meets i...
Feb 22, 2019
"I don't really like him;" Lowry's friendship with DeRozan tough to describe
TORONTO - Kyle Lowry's intention was to do his two year's time in Toronto then hightail it to another NBA team. And so he barely spoke to DeMar DeRozan during those two years. Lowry was...
Feb 22, 2019
Concern for measles outbreak in Sask. remains low according to Health Authority
A recent outbreak of the measles in Vancouver is being watched with keen interest by the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA), but the SHA's medical director for immunizations and travel health, believ...
Feb 22, 2019 (The Canadian Press)