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Ruth Bader Ginsburg returns to court after hospital stay
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has returned to the court after a two-night stay in a hospital. The court says the 86-year-old Ginsburg is attending an annual fall clas...
Nov 25, 2019
Feds won't explain claim pipeline expansion will raise $500M in tax revenue
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will not explain how his department estimated that finishing the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will bring another $500 million in corporate tax revenue into ...
Nov 25, 2019
Peru opposition leader Fujimori freed pending graft probe
LIMA, Peru - Peru's constitutional Tribunal has approved a habeas corpus request to free opposition leader and former first daughter Keiko Fujimori. Magistrates announced the decision Monday in capita...
Nov 25, 2019
Lawsuit alleges Indigenous soldier faced racism, bullying before his suicide
WINNIPEG - The mother of an Indigenous reservist who took his own life alleges in a lawsuit against the federal government that senior commanders were negligent when her son experienced raci...
Nov 25, 2019
Man who made multiple bomb threats to Taber sentenced to five years
TABER, AB - A man from Illinois was sentenced to five years in prison, one year of mandatory supervised release, and will have to pay a $3,000 fine.According to KFVS12 News in Murphysboro, Illinois, J...
Nov 25, 2019 Justin R. Bagley. (Supplied by KFVS12 News)
Association calls for dedicated program to fund twinning of Highway 3 in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta did not include any funding for Highway 3 twinning in last month's budget, but the Highway 3 Twinning Development Association wants to ensure this does not h...
Nov 25, 2019 Highway 3 in the Crowsnest Pass. (Lethbridge News Now)
Trump's national security adviser says Canada should reject Huawei telecom bid
HALIFAX - Donald Trump's national security adviser has issued a dire warning to Canada about Chinese telecom giant Huawei, saying Ottawa should reject the company's plan to deploy its 5G net...
Nov 25, 2019
Victory for trousers: Winnipeg's Grey Cup win means fan can wear pants again
CALGARY - One of the first things Blue Bombers fan Chris Matthew will need to do after he finishes celebrating Winnipeg's Grey Cup win is shop for trousers. Matthew promised his friends in N...
Nov 25, 2019
Province to double number of articling students to assist Crown prosecutors
CALGARY, AB - The provincial government is planning to double the number of articling students in Alberta starting next year.Speaking with reporters Monday morning, Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer an...
Nov 25, 2019 Medicine Hat Provincial Court - file photo
St. FX to review Mulroney plaque after complaint it's offensive to tradespeople
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The president of St. Francis Xavier University has apologized to those offended by a plaque in the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government that includes a quote f...
Nov 25, 2019