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Bail revoked for RCMP intelligence official awaiting trial in secrets case
OTTAWA - A judge has revoked bail for a senior RCMP official awaiting trial on charges of breaking Canada's secrets law. Under terms of bail set last month, Cameron Jay Ortis is li...
Nov 08, 2019
Chris Brown holds high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home
LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown held a high-end yard sale Wednesday at his Los Angeles home, with hundreds of fans, gawkers and bargain-seekers waiting for hours to try to get a piece of the singer's stuff....
Nov 08, 2019
Rockets hit Iraq base with US troops; no word on casualties
BAGHDAD - Iraqi security officials say 17 Katyusha rockets have hit an Iraqi air base south of the city of Mosul that houses American troops. The two officials say there are no immediate reports of ca...
Nov 08, 2019
Impeachment going public: Hearings next week for all to see
WASHINGTON - Democrats announced Wednesday they will launch public impeachment hearings next week, intending to bring to life weeks of closed-door testimony and lay out a convincing narrative of presi...
Nov 08, 2019
Roger Warren, convicted in Yellowknife mine murders, dead at 75
A man convicted in one of the deadliest bombings in Canadian history has died. Roger Warren, who was on full parole for second-degree murder in the deaths of nine miners at Yellowknife's Giant Mine, d...
Nov 08, 2019
Trudeau seeks new national security adviser as Bossenmaier retires
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is losing his second national security adviser in as many years to retirement. Greta Bossenmaier will leave her post in early December after a 35-year career in ...
Nov 08, 2019
AHS releases first influenza report of season
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Health Services says over 700,000 Albertans have received their flu shots this year, according to data released on Friday.As of November 2, 713,202 doses of influenza vaccin...
Nov 08, 2019
Alaska university taking PB&J as payment for parking tickets
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - What a lip-smacking offer! Anyone with unpaid parking fines at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus has the option to reduce or cover the cost of their tickets with peanut but...
Nov 08, 2019
Receiver Banks tops Hamilton Ticats' list of 13 East Division all-stars
TORONTO - Record-setting receiver Brandon Banks topped the list of 13 Hamilton Tiger-Cats placed on the East Division all-star squad Wednesday. Banks finished the regular season as the CFL's leading r...
Nov 08, 2019
Canadian men's team sticks with familiar look for rematch against US
The Canadian men's soccer team will make just two roster changes for a key CONCACAF Nations League rematch against the United States on Nov. 15 in Orlando. Coming off a 2-0 win over the U.S., on Oct. ...
Nov 08, 2019