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Officer tells of finding body at trial for B.C. dad accused of killing daughters
VANCOUVER - A police officer choked up Tuesday as he recalled finding the body of a little girl, her blonde hair matted with blood, inside a "chaotic" Vancouver Island apartment on Christmas Day in 20...
Apr 18, 2019
Attention to detail crucial for Maple Leafs after mistakes cost them Game 4
BOSTON - Mike Babcock's frustration didn't stem from the Boston Bruins scoring on the power play - it was how the sequence unfolded. The Maple Leafs had gone over their opponent's lethal man adva...
Apr 18, 2019
Medical examiner: Clark Gable's grandson died of overdose
DALLAS - A medical examiner says the grandson of actor Clark Gable died of an accidental drug overdose. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's office says an autopsy found Clark James Gable III was kill...
Apr 18, 2019
Vancouver Park Board says rare Snow Tower tree blooming in city park
VANCOUVER - A tree described as one of the true giants of the herbaceous plant world is bringing some tropical warmth to British Columbia. The Vancouver Park Board says a plant native to&nbs...
Apr 18, 2019
Report: Avenatti met R. Kelly prosecutor Foxx at O'Hare
CHICAGO - Phone texts suggest chief Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx worked closely with attorney Michael Avenatti before bringing sexual abuse charges against singer R. Kelly, including by meeting Avenatt...
Apr 18, 2019
Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government
EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...
Apr 18, 2019
Toronto FC looks for stronger showing on defence as Minnesota comes to visit
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney challenged his team after it suffered its first loss of the season, a 3-2 setback at Seattle last weekend. "We felt like in the last couple of games we left a few points o...
Apr 18, 2019
Rouyn-Noranda hoping to add Memorial Cup championship to its hockey history
TORONTO - Jean-Paul Charlebois has been piecing together the history of hockey in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., going on two decades. The 76-year-old play-by-play man for the QMJHL's Rouyn-...
Apr 18, 2019
Recipient in rare paired living liver donation thanks "angel" donor
TORONTO - One of the recipients of what's believed to be North America's first paired living liver donation is calling the stranger who saved his life "an angel." Fifty-four-year-old Muhammad Khan of ...
Apr 18, 2019
Canada Post forecasts continuing sector losses despite booming parcel deliveries
OTTAWA - Parcel delivery is booming, but Canada Post says it will struggle to meet its government-mandated goal of self-sustainability in coming years due to an ongoing decline in letter mail, higher ...
Apr 18, 2019