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Fredette's lawyer urges jury to opt for manslaughter in double murder case
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man accused of the murder of two people, including his ex-wife, snapped the day of the killings but didn't intend to kill anyone, his lawyer told a jury on Thur...
Sep 28, 2019
Iranian president: US should end 'maximum pressure' policy
NEW YORK - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the United States on Thursday to "cease this policy of maximum pressure" on his nation, saying it was driving the possibility of negotiations even fur...
Sep 28, 2019
Scheer promotes Conservative plan to create national energy corridor
EDMONTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is in Edmonton today, promoting his plan to create a national energy corridor. Scheer says a Conservative government would build the corridor&nbs...
Sep 28, 2019
Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier speaks at UN sustainability forum
NEW YORK - Indigenous water activist Autumn Peltier addressed hundreds of international guests at UN headquarters in Manhattan Saturday. The 15-year-old activist from Wiikwemkoong First Nation on...
Sep 28, 2019
Scheer to visit oil-services company in Edmonton as Singh lingers in B.C.
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer takes his Conservative election campaign to an Edmonton oil-industry company today.He's visiting FourQuest Energy, a firm that specializes in nitrogen cooling and cleaning servi...
Sep 28, 2019 Photo Courtesy of the Canadian Press
Meth, fentanyl, weapons seized from Red Deer home
Red Deer, AB - Approximately $27,000 worth of drugs were seized, along with several weapons, and four people were arrested as the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) concluded a short-term d...
Sep 28, 2019 Photo courtesy of ALERT
Canadian women's soccer team names roster for Japan trip
OTTAWA - Canada will go with a familiar roster for its women's soccer friendly against host Japan next month. Twenty-one of the 24 players on the roster for the Oct. 6 game in Shizuoka return fro...
Sep 28, 2019
Shocker at Shizuoka: Japan upsets Ireland in Brighton sequel
SHIZUOKA, Japan - Nobody seemed less surprised than Jamie Joseph and his Japan players after the Rugby World Cup hosts toppled Ireland 19-12 in one of the tournament's greatest upsets. In a remarkable...
Sep 28, 2019
Scheer promises Conservatives would launch inquiry into SNC-Lavalin affair
MONTREAL - A Conservative government would launch a judicial inquiry to find out what happened during the SNC-Lavalin affair and introduce legislation to investigate "sleazy" politicians, leader ...
Sep 28, 2019
Whistleblower accuses White House of Ukraine call coverup
WASHINGTON - White House officials took extraordinary steps to "lock down" information about President Donald Trump's summertime phone call with the president of Ukraine, even moving the transcript to...
Sep 28, 2019