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B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 29, 2019
B.C. court hears officer ambushed, shot from behind by accused
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - An Alberta man "ambushed" a police officer moments after he got out of his vehicle, shooting him from behind and then standing over his unmoving body and shooting him again, a ...
May 29, 2019
Family of Quebec man imprisoned in Oman seeks Ottawa's help to bring him home
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man imprisoned in Oman appealed Monday to the Canadian government to help repatriate him before he is extradited to the United Arab Emirates ...
May 29, 2019
Judge tosses evidence, acquits Saskatchewan lovers of plotting to kill spouses
PRINCE ALBERT, Alta. - A Saskatchewan judge has acquitted a man and a woman of conspiracy to murder their spouses after ruling a key audio recording is inadmissible as evidence. The judge en...
May 29, 2019
Former Mountie says 'humiliating' that sex assault probes against doctor dropped
HALIFAX - A former Mountie who filed a complaint against a physician who performed medical exams on recruits says it was humiliating to learn no charges would be laid against him a...
May 29, 2019
'Godzilla' brings Millie Bobby Brown to a new monster fight
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Millie Bobby Brown may use brute force against demon monsters in "Stranger Things," but the teenage actress relies more on intelligence to outsmart the 500-foot-tall behemoths...
May 29, 2019
US officials to put off oil leases near sacred tribal land
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that tribes consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park ...
May 29, 2019
Review: Spencer lends some humanity to campy revenge fantasy
Teenage brains. Alcohol. Driver's licenses. Put them together and what you get, inevitably, are a whole bunch of bad decisions - in real life and in movies. It's not a new lesson, but it's the most co...
May 29, 2019
Some tech giants sign onto Canada's declaration on electoral integrity
OTTAWA - Facebook, Google and Microsoft have signed onto a declaration promising a dozen initiatives to protect the integrity of the Canadian election this fall - including working...
May 29, 2019
Liberals begin effort to get new NAFTA ratified in House of Commons
OTTAWA - The new North American free trade agreement will beat its June legislative deadline and be ratified by Parliament, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland predicted Monday, but she acknowl...
May 29, 2019
