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Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in beheading case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted a New Hampshire man of first-degree murder for killing his wife's coworker after he discovered they were texting, and then forcing her to behead him. ...
May 26, 2022
President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Senegal has killed 11 newborns, President Macky Sall said. Only three infants could be saved. "To their mothers and families, I expre...
May 26, 2022
Spain replaces French Barbarians as July opponent for Canadian men's rugby team
TORONTO - Spain has replaced the French Barbarians as Canada's opponent in a men's rugby match July 10 at Ottawa's TD Place. "We had an agreement from the French Barbarians that they would be travelli...
May 26, 2022
Alberta men accused of killing Métis hunters took law into own hands: prosecutor
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a father and son accused of killing two Mtis hunters took the law into their own hands when they chased them on a rural road in Alberta, shot them and left them to d...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies
Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams," has died. He was 67. Liotta's publicist, Jen Al...
May 26, 2022
Council to phase out noisy, polluting, gas-fuelled garden tools in Oak Bay, B.C.
OAK BAY, B.C. - Gas-powered leaf blowers and other landscaping tools fuelled by gas will soon be banned in the Vancouver Island District of Oak Bay. Councillors have voted unanimously in favour of a b...
May 26, 2022
Minke whale carcass found southeast of Montreal is likely one seen near city: expert
MONTREAL - A researcher says a dead whale found today in the St. Lawrence River southeast of Montreal is probably one of two minke whales seen near the city earlier this month. Robert Michaud, preside...
May 26, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada to rule on sentencing for Quebec City mosque shooter
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Friday on the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque. The high court decision in Alexandre Bissonnette's case wi...
May 26, 2022
