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Defence chief's border visit will highlight Trump priority
WASHINGTON - Acting Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan is making his second trip to the U.S.-Mexican border to highlight what President Donald Trump calls a national emergency, after freeing up $1.5 b...
May 11, 2019
Pope mandates reporting of sex abuse to church, not police
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and coverups by their superiors to ch...
May 11, 2019
2 Russian spies sentenced in Montenegro in coup attempt
PODGORICA, Montenegro - A Montenegro court on Thursday sentenced two Russian military intelligence operatives and 11 others to up to 15 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the Balkan country's g...
May 11, 2019
N. Korea fires 2 suspected missiles in possible new warning
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two suspected short-range missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korean officials said, its second weapons launch in five days and a possible warning ...
May 11, 2019
In the news today, May 9
Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 9 --- 'YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE': INSIDE THE NORMAN COURTROOM Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had walked up to the entrance of the Ottawa courthouse dozens o...
May 11, 2019
Judge reserves decision until mid-July in Dennis Oland murder trial
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The Crown and defence in a high-profile New Brunswick murder trial agree there was a lack of direct evidence, but they differ on how that should be viewed by the judge. Lawyers wrap...
May 11, 2019
Alberta's top court reserves decision on appeal of triple murderer
CALGARY - A lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a couple and their grandson has argued that a judge should never have allowed evidence taken from her client's farm because police should...
May 11, 2019
Durant goes down, Warriors hold off Rockets in Game 5
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors have won plenty of games on the post-season stage without their biggest stars. This time, Kevin Durant went down, and Klay Thompson and company found a way ...
May 10, 2019
Fire on Shuswap Road rips through trucking yard
KAMLOOPS - A pillar of dark smoke rising east of Kamloops was visible from across the city, as a fire tore through the Lebeau Brothers Logging Ltd. on East Shuswap Road yard at around 8:00 pm Friday e...
May 10, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly
Warriors star Kevin Durant out for rest of West semifinals
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors will be without post-season scoring leader Kevin Durant as they try to close out the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference semifinals. "Well, we'll just...
May 10, 2019
