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Jury to be chosen to determine fitness of accused in Fredericton murder case
FREDERICTON - Jury selection begins today to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in Fredericton in August 2018 - is fit to stand trial. Justice Fred ...
Sep 30, 2019
Trial to begin for suspect in attack on Edmonton police officer, pedestrians
EDMONTON - A jury is to be chosen today for the trial of a man accused of trying to kill a police officer and of running down pedestrians two years ago in Edmonton. Abdulahi Hasan Sharif, wh...
Sep 30, 2019
Report from Quebec inquiry on Indigenous treatment to be released
VAL D'OR, Que. - A Quebec inquiry into relations between Indigenous communities and public services in the province will submit its final report today. The Viens Commission, presided over by retired Q...
Sep 30, 2019
Scheer, Trudeau talk platforms, firearms in Toronto; Singh stays out west
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal election platform is out, and it's brimming with talking points not only for Justin Trudeau, but for his political rivals as well. There's billions in new spendi...
Sep 30, 2019
Names of children who died in residential schools to be released
GATINEAU, Que. - Their anonymous deaths will be honoured and their names - hundreds and hundreds of them - finally known. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is to reveal at a ceremo...
Sep 30, 2019
Dane Evans throws three TD passes, leads Tiger-Cats over Blue Bombers 33-13
WINNIPEG - Hamilton quarterback Dane Evans chatted with his Winnipeg counterpart Chris Streveler before Friday's game between the CFL's top two teams. Evans then went out and threw for 359 yards and t...
Sep 29, 2019
Fraud, misconduct threaten Afghan presidential election
KABUL - Accusations of fraud and misconduct, more than scores of Taliban attacks, threatened to overwhelm the results of Saturday's vote for the next president of Afghanistan, denying the winner legit...
Sep 29, 2019
Tyler Glasnow, Rays beat Blue Jays 6-2 to clinch AL wild-card spot
TORONTO - Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo hopes the disappointment of watching the visiting team celebrate a playoff berth at the Rogers Centre wasn't lost on his young players. The Tampa Bay Rays' ...
Sep 29, 2019
Emotional Cameron Champ hangs on to win Safeway Open; Canadian Hadwin finishes second
NAPA, Calif. - Cameron Champ broke down in tears when it was over. Playing while his grandfather fights cancer in nearby Sacramento, the 24-year-old Champ won the Safeway Open on Sunday for his second...
Sep 29, 2019
Director promises dank thrills in Thai cave boys rescue saga
BANGKOK - Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks in a flooded cave deep inside a northe...
Sep 29, 2019