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'I kind of just snapped:' Murder suspect testifies woman came at him with knife
WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an Indigenous woman in Manitoba after a night of drinking and sex told a jury Monday that she came at him with a knife and he blacked out. But Crown ...
May 08, 2019
'I kind of just snapped:' Murder suspect testifies woman came at him with knife
WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an Indigenous woman in Manitoba after a night of drinking and sex told a jury Monday that she came at him with a knife and he blacked out. But Crown ...
May 08, 2019
California to outlaw pesticide harmful to kids
LOS ANGELES - The nation's most productive agricultural state will ban a widely used toxic pesticide blamed for harming brain development in babies, California officials said Wednesday. The move would...
May 08, 2019
Former Liberal MP Darshan Kang apologizes for behaviour, maintains no ill intent
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP who was found by his peers to have sexually harassed a member of his office staff is apologizing to the victim for unintentionally causing her difficulty. But reading...
May 08, 2019
Boy's song inspires Francois Legault to rebuild flooded school in Beauce
MONTREAL - A town in Quebec's Beauce region will be getting a new elementary school after a student's song about its sorry state drew the attention of Premier Francois Legault. Legault said ...
May 08, 2019
Regina police pilot program will allow experts to review sex assault cases
REGINA - The Regina Police Service is the latest agency in Canada to pilot a program that allows sexual assault investigations to be reviewed by outside experts. The service says it will be tryin...
May 08, 2019
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou expected in Vancouver court over extradition case
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court is expected to set key court dates today for the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The Department of Justice says in a statement th...
May 08, 2019
Trudeau tells Harry and Meghan to 'enjoy every minute' after birth of baby boy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending Canadian well wishes to the world's newest royal parents. Prince Harry announced his wife, the former Meghan Markle, gave birth to a healthy baby boy ...
May 08, 2019
Markets Right Now: US stocks turn mixed in midday trading
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks brushed off early losses and were mixed in midday trading as gains in industrial companies were offset b...
May 08, 2019
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime drops first match against Rafael Nadal
MADRID - Canadian teen Felix Auger-Aliassime's first match against Rafael Nadal went the way most do when the Spanish star is playing on clay. The second-seeded Nadal, playing on his favourite su...
May 08, 2019
