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Once jailed Ukraine filmmaker Sentsov meets Trudeau, MPs in Ottawa
OTTAWA - A Ukrainian filmmaker who spent five years in a Russian prison is in Ottawa today for meetings with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and parliamentarians. Oleg Sentsov was jailed in what is...
Feb 04, 2020

Package labeled 'Bag Full of Drugs' leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI - Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled "Bag Full of Drugs," Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Reinhar...
Feb 04, 2020

Making Oscar history, 'Honeyland' shatters borders
NEW YORK - Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia - about as far from the Oscars as possible - when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their su...
Feb 04, 2020

Brother of Manchester Arena bomber goes on trial for murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is just as guilty as the attacker, a British prosecutor said Tuesday, as the surviving...
Feb 04, 2020

Taxpayer group reveals 43,000 Quebec bureaucrats earn $100,000 or more
MONTREAL - A national group that lobbies for smaller government and lower taxes has calculated there are more than 43,000 Quebec public sector employees earning six-figur...
Feb 04, 2020

Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020

Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses Trans Mountain Pipeline challenge
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has officially dismissed a second challenge to the Trans Mountain Pipeline, clearing the way for the project to go ahead.The decision, released Tuesday morning, de...
Feb 04, 2020 A rendering of the Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby, B.C. - Courtesy Trans Mountain

Fire Chiefs Association launches campaign for carbon monoxide alarm testing
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association have launched a new campaign to remind Albertans to test their carbon monoxide alarms regularly.The "Whatever it Takes" campaign launched Monday,...
Feb 04, 2020 Carbon monoxide alarm on the ceiling - Leerobin, Dreamstime.com stock image