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Brothers in Smollett case are bodybuilders, aspiring actors
CHICAGO - An attorney representing the brothers at the centre of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said Wednesday that her clients "manned up" and testified in front of a gr...
Feb 20, 2019
Man accused of killing 11-year-old daughter dies in hospital: media reports
TORONTO - A man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter has reportedly died in hospital. Roopesh Rajkumar died on Wednesday, according to media reports, after spending days in hospital with w...
Feb 20, 2019
Justin Trudeau rallies N.S. supporters with fond memories as controversies rage
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited friendly Nova Scotia territory on Wednesday evening to thank fundraisers and recall happier times, as controversies rage in Ottawa. The prime minister b...
Feb 20, 2019
Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe
HOUSTON - Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of lying in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which off...
Feb 20, 2019
Off-duty police officer, woman stabbed outside elementary school in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - An off-duty police officer and a woman were stabbed outside a private elementary school on Wednesday in Delta, B.C. The male officer was at Immaculate Conception elementary school just a...
Feb 20, 2019
Andrew McCabe, franchise shows give CBS weekly ratings win
LOS ANGELES - Fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe's headline-making interview on CBS' news magazine proved a TV audience grabber as well. The program ranked as the third most-watched last week wit...
Feb 20, 2019
W.Va. teachers' unions call for strike over education bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia teachers' unions on Monday called a statewide strike over an education bill that they view as lacking their input and as retaliation for a walkout last year. The stri...
Feb 20, 2019
Flames get goal support from Czarnik, Ryan in 5-2 win over Coyotes
CALGARY - Production from the foot soldiers has helped lift the Calgary Flames out of a funk. Austin Czarnik and Derek Ryan both scored Monday in a 5-2 win over the visiting Arizona Coyotes. ...
Feb 20, 2019
Quebec says former SNC-Lavalin exec owes $11 million in back taxes
MONTREAL - Quebec's Revenue Department is trying to seize the assets of a former SNC-Lavalin executive facing trial on fraud-related charges after estimating he owes the government more than...
Feb 20, 2019
Families want First World War letter shared with public: antique store owner
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba antique store owner who found a letter written by a First World War soldier to the sister of a man who saved his life on a battlefield has contacted some of t...
Feb 20, 2019