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Man pleads guilty to attempted murder in shooting of Manitoba RCMP officer
BRANDON, Man. - A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the shooting of an RCMP officer in western Manitoba and his defence lawyer says he is ready to take responsibility for his actions....
Feb 02, 2019
Sarri gets immediate response from rampant Chelsea
This time there was no need for Maurizio Sarri to get mad with his players. The Chelsea manager could instead sit back and enjoy their performance in a 5-0 win over Huddersfield that lifted them back ...
Feb 02, 2019
North Stars face tough test in Terriers
Coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the Melville Millionaires in Melville, the Battlefords North Stars will hit the road once again Saturday, traveling to Farrell Agencies Arena in Yorkton, to take...
Feb 02, 2019
Defence begins in case of Quebec man charged with killing ailing wife
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was allegedly killed by her husband as she suffered from advanced Alzheimer's had told family she didn't want to end up like their mother, w...
Feb 02, 2019
Toronto FC president disappointed at Giovinco's parting words after transfer
Toronto FC president Bill Manning says he was both blindsided and disappointed by Sebastian Giovinco's parting shot on social media after the star Italian forward was sold to Saudi Arabia club Al...
Feb 02, 2019
Central African Republic, 14 armed groups reach peace deal
JOHANNESBURG - A peace deal has been reached between the Central African Republic government and 14 armed groups after their first-ever direct dialogue aimed at ending years of conflict, the United Na...
Feb 02, 2019
Norman's lawyers grill Sajjan's chief of staff, hint at more 'codenames'
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyer has raised the prospect that government officials used several more undisclosed terms to refer to her client in internal communications and hide any paper tr...
Feb 02, 2019
Lebanon factions form government, ending nine-month deadlock
BEIRUT - Lebanese political factions agreed Thursday to form a new government, breaking a nine-month deadlock that only deepened the country' economic woes. Rival political groups had been locked in d...
Feb 02, 2019
CBC president Tait warns of cultural imperialism danger from Netflix
OTTAWA - There are parallels to be drawn between the growing influence and availability of Netflix programming around the world and the colonialism of the British and French empires, CBC presiden...
Feb 02, 2019
Comedian takes lead in Ukraine presidential race, polls show
KIEV, Ukraine - A comedian has taken the lead in Ukraine's presidential race, according to the latest polls released Thursday. A poll by the Razumkov Center and two other organizations shows Volodymyr...
Feb 02, 2019