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Ex-Washington University dean pleads guilty to child porn
ST. LOUIS - A former dean at Washington University in St. Louis has pleaded guilty in a federal child porn case and could face up to 20 years in prison. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Justin...
Aug 01, 2017
SpaceX capsule returns space station science to Earth
LOS ANGELES - A SpaceX capsule is back on Earth with a full load of space station science samples. The Dragon cargo ship parachuted into the Pacific on Sunday off the Southern California coast. Astron...
Mar 19, 2017
Judge who ordered a defendant be shocked with stun cuff sued
LA PLATA, Md. - A former judge in Maryland who ordered a deputy to shock a defendant in his courtroom has been sued in federal court. The Daily Record reports ( ) Delvon King, who was shocked in July ...
Mar 07, 2017
Virtue, Moir, Chan, Stojko hit the road for cross-Canada 'thank you' tour
TORONTO - Ice skating darlings Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are among the retired all-star athletes hitting the road for a thank you tour. The veteran Olympic champions will be joined by fellow pairs s...
Jun 05, 2018
Man charged in connection with alleged online threats against Quebec premier
MONTREAL - A 65-year-old Quebec man has been charged after allegedly threatening Premier Francois Legault online. Sylvain Proulx will appear in court on Nov. 9 in Roberval, in the Lac-Saint-Jean regio...
Sep 24, 2020
Trump admin pursues rethinking of national security policy
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s embrace of Guantanamo Bay as a jail for terror suspects represents a repudiation of the Obama administration’s longtime push to prosecute captured mil...
Jan 27, 2017
Rise in duty-free allowance could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs: Retail Council
CALGARY - Canada’s retail industry is warning that raising the duty-free allowance for cross-border shipments could lead to hundreds of thousands of job losses and cut billions of dollars from t...
Jan 19, 2018
Oklahoma may require restroom signs in anti-abortion effort
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma plans to force hospitals, nursing homes, restaurants and public schools to post signs inside public restrooms directing pregnant women where to receive services as part of an ...
Dec 13, 2016
Reign of world's largest hockey stick coming to an end as Duncan, B.C., holds survey
The world's largest hockey stick survived Expo '86, a move to Vancouver Island, the wrath of Canadian winters and even woodpeckers, but time is catching up with the monument to Canada's game attached ...
Jun 23, 2023
RCMP at 150: Key events in the evolution of the national police force
OTTAWA - A timeline of some key events in the evolution of the RCMP's structure and responsibilities: May 3, 1873: Act establishing the North-West Mounted Police introduced by then-prime minister John...
May 22, 2023