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Roughriders sign RB William Powell
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are shoring up the run game, signing the league's second-best rusher in 2018.The club announced it has locked up former Ottawa Redblacks running back William Powell, signi...
Feb 12, 2019
Look south: study finds analogues for future climate of U.S., Canadian cities
Wondering what the climate in your city will be like in a few decades? An unusual study published today suggests you should look about 1,000 kilometres to the south. Matt Fitzpatrick of the Unive...
Feb 12, 2019
Dennis Oland murder trial: Cellular expert delivers blow to defence
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - An expert on cellphone towers says the chances are "very small" the last message received on murder victim Richard Oland's phone came from a tower other than the one Dennis Oland wa...
Feb 12, 2019
Notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman convicted
NEW YORK - Mexico's most notorious drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, was convicted Tuesday of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial packed with Hollywood-style ...
Feb 12, 2019
Committee chair says probe of Wilson-Raybould affair a possibility
OTTAWA - The Liberal chair of the House of Commons justice committee is open to probing whether the Prime Minister's Office improperly tried to influence the justice minister not to pro...
Feb 12, 2019
Prosecutors say no political directions in handling of Mark Norman trial
OTTAWA - The Public Prosecution Service of Canada says it never sought or received instructions from the government over the breach-of-trust case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Norman's legal team ...
Feb 12, 2019
Former Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco scores in debut for new Saudi club
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Former Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco scored in his debut for Al-Hilal FC as the Saudi champion beat Al-Qadsiah 4-1 on Tuesday in Saudi Pro League play. Gi...
Feb 12, 2019
May delay: UK PM asks lawmakers for more time on Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May urged restive lawmakers Tuesday to hold their nerve and give her more time to rework a divorce agreement with the European Union, heightening concerns that ...
Feb 12, 2019
Trial of Catalan separatists begins in Madrid amid protests
MADRID - A politically charged trial of a dozen Catalan separatist leaders got underway Tuesday in Spain's Supreme Court amid protests and the possibility of an early general election being called in ...
Feb 12, 2019
Govt-sponsored Syrian refugees younger, less educated than privately sponsored
OTTAWA - A snapshot of the first large group of Syrian refugees arriving in Canada finds those the government sponsored are less educated, less likely to speak English or French and had more...
Feb 12, 2019