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Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019
Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019
Weinstein to be rearraigned as DA seeks actress's testimony
NEW YORK - Prosecutors are bringing a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein in an attempt to bolster their case with testimony from an actress who says he raped her in 1993 . The disgraced movie mog...
Aug 24, 2019
Promoters enthusiastic about Winnipeg NFL game despite fumbles
WINNIPEG - The promoters of an NFL pre-season game in Winnipeg remained enthusiastic in the hours before Thursday's kickoff despite some earlier fumbles. "It's going to be an exciting game a...
Aug 24, 2019
Parents of Jack Letts say Scheer is 'passing the buck' on their son's fate
OTTAWA - The parents of Jack Letts, a British-Canadian man imprisoned in northern Syria, are chastising Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for saying he wouldn't lift a finger to help their son. Scheer...
Aug 24, 2019
Sockeye returns plunge in B.C., official calls 2019 'extremely challenging'
VANCOUVER - Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson&...
Aug 24, 2019
Canadian Brooke Henderson goes low in opening round of CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - Canada's Brooke Henderson is quite comfortable in the role of defending champion. She showed why during a strong opening round Thursday morning at Magna Golf Club. H...
Aug 24, 2019
Canada's Tanguay in clubhouse at 5-under, Larsen leads at CP Women's Open
AURORA, Ont. - Canada's Anne-Catherine Tanguay was in the clubhouse at 5-under-par 211 after shooting a 71 on Saturday at the CP Women's Open. The Quebec City golfer bogeyed the par-4 third hole befor...
Aug 24, 2019
Suspect in California campus killing was co-worker
FULLERTON, Calif. - A man arrested in the stabbing death of a retired administrator at the California State University, Fullerton campus was a co-worker, police said Thursday. Chuyen Vo, 51, was arres...
Aug 24, 2019
Your Ward News editor gets the maximum one year jail for hate promotion
TORONTO - The editor of a Toronto-based publication was handed the maximum one-year jail sentence on Thursday for promoting hatred against women and Jews. In sentencing James Sears, Ontario court Judg...
Aug 24, 2019