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Former CFL star Chad Owens arrested, charged with one count of assault
TORONTO - Former CFL star Chad Owens has been arrested and charged with one count of assault. According to Peel regional police, Owens was arrested Monday and appeared in court Tuesday. ...
Feb 28, 2019
Saskatchewan First Nation files claim in court over cannabis dispensary
REGINA - A First Nation operating a cannabis dispensary without a provincial permit has laid the groundwork for taking the federal and Saskatchewan governments to court. The Muscowpetung First Nation&...
Feb 28, 2019
Consular officials get fourth meeting with Canadian detained in China
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has had a second meeting in as many days with Canadians detained in China. In a written statement, the department says consular officials in China visited with&n...
Feb 28, 2019
Man faces deportation to Italy more than 20 years after drug import conviction
MONTREAL - A Quebec man convicted more than 20 years ago for his role in a Mafia-linked drug importation will be deported to his native Italy on Thursday barring a last-minute intervention f...
Feb 28, 2019
Jewish-Indigenous inmate alleges prison guard 'brutality' in new lawsuit
TORONTO - A Jewish-Indigenous inmate is suing prison authorities for alleged brutality by guards that he says has cost him income and left him with permanent injuries. In his unproven statement of cla...
Feb 28, 2019
Saskatchewan man charged with threatening prime minister in phone call
REGINA - Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man after he allegedly threatened to shoot the prime minister and blow up Parliament buildings. Mounties say the comments were made in a phone call ...
Feb 28, 2019
New Brunswick looks to hydrogen from seawater as fuel for future power
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Crown-owned power utility is partnering with a Florida-based company to develop power plants that would use hydrogen extracted from seawater as their fuel. NB Power signe...
Feb 28, 2019
Patriots owner pleads not guilty to prostitution charges
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanour solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case. Kraft's attorney Jack Goldberger fi...
Feb 28, 2019
Nipawin man charged with threatening Justin Trudeau
A Nipawin man is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening the Prime Minister.RCMP said in a release Thursday that the threats were made during a call to an employee at a Canadian government...
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Fed's Powell predicts solid but slower growth in 2019
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Congress on Tuesday the U.S. economy should keep expanding at a solid, though somewhat slower pace this year. But he warned of growing risks, i...
Feb 28, 2019