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Khadr trying new way to get out from under 'indefinite' sentence and bail
TORONTO - Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is asking Alberta youth court to order his release and declare his eight-year sentence - imposed by a widely maligned military commission in the Uni...
Feb 05, 2019
Serial killer Bruce McArthur plucked his victims from margins of society
TORONTO - When Bruce McArthur chose to kill, he looked to the margins of society to find his prey. While all eight of the men he admitted murdering had ties to Toronto's gay community, ...
Feb 05, 2019
New gun-control recommendations due 'in the coming weeks,' minister says
OTTAWA - Federal minister Bill Blair says his ideas for new gun-control rules might come within weeks. Since August, Blair been working on ways to get handguns and assault rifles off Canada's str...
Feb 05, 2019
Blair says federal officials dealing with backlog of refugee security screens
OTTAWA - Canada's border-security minister says there is a backlog in the screening of asylum seekers, including those who are considered irregular border-crossers walking into the country from the Un...
Feb 05, 2019
Venezuelan democracy activists criticize Canadian unions over Maduro stance
OTTAWA - Two major Canadian unions' support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is rooted in ignorance of the country's struggle for freedom and the plight of its downtrodden and abused workers,...
Feb 05, 2019
Man accused of smothering ailing wife with pillow says he knew it would kill her
MONTREAL - Michel Cadotte, on trial for second-degree murder in the death of his ailing wife, said Tuesday he fully understood what he was doing when he smothered her with a pillow. Under cr...
Feb 05, 2019
Toronto Defiant to show Overwatch League season opener at giant sports bar
TORONTO - The NHL and NBA will share the many screens at Real Sports Bar and Grill with esports on Feb. 15 when the Toronto Defiant play their opening game in the Overwatch League. OverActive Media, w...
Feb 05, 2019
Class, bus cancellations vary on several factors
Cold winter weather is typically an inconvenience, but schools are starting to take note of the growing number of bus and class cancellations its caused. For school cancellations, there are both cut a...
Feb 05, 2019
Canada's Bridget Carleton one of the most complete players in NCAA
TORONTO - Mother-daughter time for the Carletons happened under a hoop in a high school gym. Bridget would shoot. Mom Carrie would rebound. They'd talk about their days. The rhythmic swish a...
Feb 05, 2019
Controversial Gatineau city councillor questions whether the Earth is round
MONTREAL - A Quebec municipal councillor who was already under fire for denying the existence of Islamophobia is drawing new scrutiny for recent comments questioning whether the Earth is rou...
Feb 05, 2019