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3 detained with live mortar round at gate to Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU - A live mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, militar...
Jan 15, 2020

Hassan Diab seeks damages in Ontario court over extradition to France
Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab is suing the federal government over his extradition to France on allegations of terrorism. Diab, his wife and two young children have filed a notice o...
Jan 15, 2020

Young Canadians say current events, string of bad news adding to anxiety
Anxiety and apathy have both come easily to Galen Watts so far this year. The PhD student at Queen's University has watched with a mix of dismay and detachment as headlines about rampant wildfire...
Jan 15, 2020

Hinch, GM fired for Astros sign stealing after MLB bans pair
HOUSTON - Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team's use of electronics for sign-stealing during Ho...
Jan 15, 2020

Prince George man arrested in theft from bait vehicle
PRINCE GEORGE-A Prince George man is being charged in relation to the theft from a bait vehicle.On Thursday, Jan.9th the Prince George RCMP deployed a bait vehicle with bait property in the downtown a...
Jan 15, 2020

Federal opposition divided over Iraq mission as troops remain hunkered down
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are divided over whether Canada should press ahead with its five-year-old mission in Iraq or start bringing home its soldiers, some of whom were forced to take cove...
Jan 15, 2020

Australia thumps Canada in warmup match for ICC Under-19 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG - Oliver Davies hit 94 not out Wednesday as Australia made short work of Canada, posting a nine-wicket victory in a warmup match ahead of the ICC Under-19 World Cup. After winning the tos...
Jan 15, 2020

Hamilton scientists find way to dissolve, recycle rubber from car tires
Scientists in Hamilton have found a way to dissolve the rubber used in car tires, which they say could eventually help keep what is typically a single-use item out of landfills. In a study released Mo...
Jan 15, 2020

Adding Iran's Guard Corps to terror list bad for Canada, says ex-Tehran envoy
OTTAWA - Listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity would undermine efforts by the Trudeau government to properly investigate the Iranian plane crash, says Canada's last ambas...
Jan 15, 2020

A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Here is a look at some of th...
Jan 15, 2020