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Canadian citizen killed in Honduras plane crash, Global Affairs confirms
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Global Affairs Canada confirms that a Canadian citizen has been killed in a plane crash in Honduras. A spokesperson for the department says the crash happened in the Roata...
May 19, 2019
Mark Norman affair needs public inquiry, Scheer says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must launch a public inquiry into the case of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday. Speaking on Parliament Hil...
May 19, 2019
Killer of missing Alberta seniors loses appeal of manslaughter convictions
EDMONTON - An appeal from the killer of two Edmonton-area seniors has been dismissed. Travis Vader asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for a new trial or for his manslaughter ch...
May 19, 2019
Sisters of Ste-Anne hold unique garage sale before giving up Montreal convent
MONTREAL - The Montreal-area Sisters of Ste-Anne are hosting a unique garage sale this weekend as the religious organization prepares to leave its 110-year-old convent. Sister Celine Dupuis says the m...
May 19, 2019
Canada's Rebecca Marino beats Yuki Naito to win ITF Kurume title
KURUME, Japan - Canada's Rebecca Marino defeated Japanese qualifier Yuki Naito 6-4, 7-6 (0) on Sunday to win the ITF Kurume title on the World Tennis Tour. The fourth seed from Vancouver nee...
May 19, 2019
Prosecutor: Mom plotted to kill pregnant woman, steal baby
CHICAGO - A mother plotted for months to acquire a newborn before she and her daughter strangled a pregnant Chicago woman and cut her baby from her womb using a butcher's knife, prosecutors said Frida...
May 19, 2019
Nova Scotia's harsh winter coast stars in horror film screened at Cannes
Nova Scotia's unforgiving coast has a starring role - alongside Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson - in a new fantasy-horror film that screened to strong reviews at the Cannes Film Festival i...
May 19, 2019
Preakness winner War of Will likely to run in Belmont
BALTIMORE - Owner Gary Barber called trainer Mark Casse for the fourth time in 11 hours since War of Will won the Preakness. Only this time, Casse was in the middle of holding court with reporters the...
May 19, 2019
Major slides rip away north face of Joffre Peak near Pemberton, B.C.
PEMBERTON, B.C. - Two separate slides have carved large wedges out of Joffre Peak, east of Pemberton, B.C., raising safety concerns and devastating climbers and skiers who frequent...
May 19, 2019
Trump lifts tariffs on Mexico, Canada, delays auto tariffs
WASHINGTON - Bogged down in a sprawling trade dispute with U.S. rival China, President Donald Trump took steps Friday to ease tensions with America's allies - lifting import taxes on Canadian and Mexi...
May 19, 2019
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