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Federal Court to hear arguments in top military judge's stalled court martial
OTTAWA - The Federal Court will hear arguments next month as prosecutors try to break a stalemate in the stalled court martial of Canada's top military judge. Col. Mario Dutil is facing four charges&n...
Sep 04, 2019
Court rejects former escort's appeal in murder-for-hire plot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a former escort convicted of trying to hire a hit man to kill her newlywed husband. The court rejected without comment a requ...
Sep 04, 2019
'18 champ Osaka loses to Bencic at US Open; Nadal into QFs
NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka's achy left knee didn't let her serve without pain, so she didn't practice that key part of her game leading into the U.S. Open. The knee also prevented her from covering the co...
Sep 04, 2019
Liberals tap economic adviser Dominic Barton as new ambassador to China
OTTAWA - The Liberals are naming business consultant Dominic Barton as Canada's new ambassador to China. Barton steps into the role with the two countries engaged in a diplomatic feud. At the cen...
Sep 04, 2019
Trade tribunal investigating allegation of bias in search for third shipyard
OTTAWA - A trade tribunal is investigating the federal government's plan to add a third shipyard to its multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy over allegations the process is rigged in fa...
Sep 04, 2019
NDP and Greens battle to be the alternative for voters looking for a change
OTTAWA - When 14 former NDP candidates and officials in New Brunswick defected to the Greens on Tuesday, they acted out a switch the Green party hopes more left-leaning voters will make in the upcomin...
Sep 04, 2019
Gabriela Dabrowski falls in women's doubles quarterfinals at U.S. Open
NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski has been eliminated in the women's doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open. The Ottawa native and partner Yifan Xu of China, seeded third, lost 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 to t...
Sep 04, 2019
Trial begins for Montreal man charged with fatal stabbing of unborn child
MONTREAL - The trial of a Montreal man charged with fatally stabbing his unborn baby has opened at the Montreal courthouse. Sofiane Ghazi is charged with first-degree murder of the infa...
Sep 04, 2019
American police warned former army reservist in Manitoba likely crossed border
Police in the United States say a missing former army reservist with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group is likely to have walked across the border from Manitoba and may have weapons. Patrik Mathews...
Sep 04, 2019
Hut 8 makes agreement with city for additional electricity for site
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A cryptocurrency company operating in Medicine Hat has announced they've reached an agreement with the city to add additional electricity capacity to its operation.Hut 8 announced T...
Sep 04, 2019 The Hut 8 Mining facility in Medicine Hat - CHAT News File Photo