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Ex-FBI lawyer admits to false statement during Russia probe
WASHINGTON - A former FBI lawyer pleaded guilty Wednesday to altering a document related to the secret surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser during the Russia investigation. Kevin Clinesmith...
Aug 19, 2020
Canada increases matching fund for Beirut aid in response to UN appeal
Ottawa is upping the amount of money it will put to matching donations from Canadians for humanitarian relief in Lebanon following a deadly explosion in Beirut. The federal government is now comm...
Aug 19, 2020
Nova Scotia RCMP release new information in search for missing Cape Breton teen
CAPE BRETON, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP are releasing new information in the hopes of finding a 14-year-old Cape Breton girl who has not been seen since last Thursday. Eskasoni RCMP&n...
Aug 19, 2020
PBR Canada cancels Medicine Hat tour stop, re-scheduled to spring 2021
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One of the fall's most anticipated local sporting events has been cancelled due to regulations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.PBR Canada made it official on Wednesday morning...
Aug 19, 2020
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Nate Pearson sidelined with elbow injury
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have placed rookie right-hander Nate Pearson on the 10-day injured list with right elbow tightness. Considered one of the top prospects in baseball, Pearson gave up fiv...
Aug 19, 2020
Cape Breton man's $17.4-million lottery win his second jackpot in seven years
HALIFAX - A Cape Breton man has struck it rich in the lottery for the second time in seven years. Raymond Lillington and his wife Gaye, of Dingwall, N.S., travelled to Halifax today where they were aw...
Aug 19, 2020
US suspends extradition and tax agreements with Hong Kong
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday suspended or terminated three bilateral agreements with Hong Kong covering extradition and tax exemptions. The State Department announced it had take...
Aug 19, 2020
Quebec man handed life sentence for killing unborn child, will serve at least 15 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal man who pleaded guilty to stabbing his unborn baby to death will spend at least 15 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. Sofiane Ghazi received his sentence ...
Aug 19, 2020
Wall Street ticks up, adding a bit more to S&P 500's record
NEW YORK - Stocks are ticking higher in midday trading on Wall Street Wednesday, adding a bit more to the S&P 500's record. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% a day after it wiped out the last of its los...
Aug 19, 2020
Heat warning remains in effect for area
Fewer regions in Alberta are under a heat warning than earlier this week, but they are still in effect across southern Alberta.Environment Canada issued a heat warning for the Medicine Hat-Bow Island-...
Aug 19, 2020