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Calgary officer filmed kicking service dog was dealing with high-risk arrest, say police
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say an officer seen on video kicking a service dog regrets his actions but was doing so to quiet the animal during a high-risk arrest.A 20-second video of the kick aimed at...
Feb 11, 2021
Bruins postpone O'Ree honours until '22 so fans can be there
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins will wait to retire the number of pioneering Black hockey player Willie O'Ree until next year so that they can raise his No. 22 banner to the rafters with fans in the buildi...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian receiver Natey Adjei inks deal with Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed Canadian receiver Natey Adjei. A third-round pick in the 2013 CFL draft, Adjei has split six seasons in the CFL between Toronto and Edmonton. The Toronto ...
Feb 11, 2021
Canadian blueberries pose no peril to American producers, U.S. trade commission says
WASHINGTON - The panel that evaluates international trade disputes in the United States has squashed a complaint about Canadian blueberries. The U.S. International Trade Commission says recent spikes ...
Feb 11, 2021
AP source: David Phelps agrees to $1.75M deal with Blue Jays
TORONTO - Right-hander David Phelps and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a $1.75 million, one-year contract a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on c...
Feb 11, 2021
Lethbridge man charged in city's first homicide of the year
LETHBRIDGE, AB- One man has been charged in connection with a homicide on the city's southside on Monday, February 8, 2021.Jade Trotter, 35, of Lethbridge is charged with second-degree murder and brea...
Feb 11, 2021
Man, dog, killed in chain-reaction crash as semi stops on highway east of Vancouver
HOPE, B.C. - Police say a crash that killed one person and injured dozens more east of Vancouver on Wednesday began with a report of a semi-truck stopped in the S-curves on a mountainous highway in "t...
Feb 11, 2021
Ottawa to define "prior consent" through dialogue with First Nations: Lametti
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti says Ottawa can build a shared understanding of free, prior and informed consent with Indigenous Peoples into a new law to implement the United Nations Declarat...
Feb 11, 2021
Epstein warden now running new prison despite ongoing probe
WASHINGTON - The warden who ran the beleaguered federal jail when disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself has been put in charge of another prison despite an ongoing federal investigation a...
Feb 11, 2021
Rioters acted on Trump's 'orders,' Democrats say in trial
WASHINGTON - House Democrats prosecuting Donald Trump's impeachment said Thursday the Capitol invaders believed they were acting on "the president's orders" and reflected his violent rhetoric when the...
Feb 11, 2021