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RCMP gave FBI serial numbers, other details about Meng Wanzhou's phones: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou says the RCMP illegally passed on serial numbers and other crucial identifying details of her cellphones, laptop and tablet to the F...
Oct 03, 2019

Repair Café events coming to the Battlefords, Meadow Lake this month
Residents of the Battlefords and Meadow Lake will be able to breathe new life into old household items later this month.The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council is hosting Repair Caf events in communi...
Oct 03, 2019 Café goers overseeing the repairs made to their items (supplied photo/Naomi Mihilewicz)

Ex-hostage Boyle's testimony at assault trial was evasive, self-serving: Crown
OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle has woven a fictional, self-serving narrative to disguise the fact he demeaned, subjugated and assaulted his wife Caitlan Coleman, a Crown attorney&nbs...
Oct 03, 2019

Yanks’ Paxton to start opener vs Twins, Sabathia off roster
NEW YORK - Canadian James Paxton will start the New York Yankees' AL Division Series opener against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night, and 39-year-old left-hander CC Sabathia will not be included on...
Oct 03, 2019

Kubalik eyes dream debut as Blackhawks play Flyers in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech winger Dominik Kubalik has waited six years for a chance to play in the NHL. He never expected his debut would take place at home. The 24-year-old Kubalik is set to play...
Oct 03, 2019

Police searching for manslaughter suspect considered armed and dangerous
Saskatchewan RCMP are on the lookout for a man charged with manslaughter in the death of a Big Island Lake Cree Territory man. Jonathan Dufraine, 38, is wanted in relation to the death of Zane Kiseyin...
Oct 03, 2019 Jonathan Dufraine. (submitted photo/RCMP)

Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's Olympic Stadium, has died at the age of 93. The renowned French architect also created the Parc des Princes stadium in Pari...
Oct 03, 2019

Roger Taillibert, designer of Montreal's Olympic Stadium, dead at 93
MONTREAL - Roger Taillibert, the architect who designed Montreal's Olympic Stadium, has died at the age of 93. The renowned French architect also created the Parc des Princes stadium in Pari...
Oct 03, 2019

Mint's new glow-in-the-dark coin features Canada's most famous flying saucer
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a glow-in-the-dark coin that captures the eerie scene more than 50 years ago when awestruck witnesses reporting seeing what was officia...
Oct 03, 2019

Dazed and confused deer gets trapped in Italy's resort shop
ROME - A dazed and confused deer has stormed into a clothing store in the fashionable mountain resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo, on the Italian Dolomites, blocking the local shopping street for a few hours...
Oct 03, 2019