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Millions in Bebawi's accounts were bonuses authorized by SNC bosses: defence
MONTREAL - A jury was told today that millions of dollars that ended up in the accounts of a former SNC-Lavalin executive on trial for fraud and corruption were legitimate bonuses authorized by the co...
Dec 10, 2019
Newspaper criticizes film's take on Olympic bombing coverage
ATLANTA - After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was transformed into a villain virtually overnight. More than 20 ...
Dec 10, 2019
Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami
MIAMI - 3D-printed cocktails, a traffic jam sculpture made of hundreds of tons of sand and more celebrity sightings than a Kardashian Christmas party were all part of over-the-top festivities during t...
Dec 10, 2019
Toronto Raptors fans more grateful than hateful of Kawhi Leonard
TORONTO - Two nights after Paul George's hostile treatment in Indiana, it should be nothing but love for his teammate Kawhi Leonard in Toronto Leonard will be presented with his NBA champion...
Dec 10, 2019
JPII junior boys snag gold in Melfort
There was plenty of reason for celebration for the John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) junior boys basketball team over the weekend. The Crusaders took home gold medals in just their second tournament acti...
Dec 10, 2019 The JPII junior boys pictured left to right, Back row: Garson Nolin, Allan Luna, Draper Pooyak, Grady Billingsley, Josh Fransoo, Mathews Antony, Ron Dalida, Head Coach Nate Jurgens. Front Row: Caden Fullerton, Raniel Acaya, Andrei Rita, Brodee Tourand, Paul Tran. (submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)
Heavy gunfire reported in Jersey City neighbourhood
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Heavy gunfire was exchanged Tuesday for at least an hour in a Jersey City neighbourhood. SWAT teams responded to the scene, and police have blocked off the major thoroughfare. Loud...
Dec 10, 2019
Crews still battling fire from crude oil train derailment in central Saskatchewan
LANIGAN, Sask. - Saskatchewan's public safety agency says crews are working in frigid temperatures as they continue to battle a fire that started when a freight train carrying...
Dec 10, 2019
Tax cuts, flood fight and cost-control on Manitoba premier's agenda
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is promising a "bolder" approach in 2020 with his Progressive Conservative government now in its second term. Pallister says despite fears of a potentially ...
Dec 10, 2019
Accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder in process of seeking a bail hearing
A man charged in connection to a homicide on the Thunderchild First Nation last year will remain in custody until at least the new year. Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, is charged with second-degree murder i...
Dec 10, 2019 Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, remains in custody while facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff).
Brazil's Bolsonaro calls activist Greta Thunberg a "brat"
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she expressed concern about the slayings of indigenous Brazilian...
Dec 10, 2019