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Edmonton judge to rule on whether Omar Khadr's sentence has expired
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge is expected to rule today on whether a war crimes sentence for former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr should be declared expired. The eight-year sentence imposed in...
Mar 25, 2019

Long-awaited video service expected from Apple on Monday
Apple is expected to announce Monday that it's launching a video service that could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. It's a long-awaited attempt from the iPhone maker, several years a...
Mar 25, 2019

US-allied Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
BAGHOUZ, Syria - U.S.-backed forces declared military victory over the Islamic State group in Syria on Saturday after liberating the last pocket of territory held by the militants, marking the end of ...
Mar 25, 2019

Gaza rocket strikes home in central Israel, 7 wounded
KFAR SABA, Israel - An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip struck a house in central Israel on Monday, wounding seven people, an Israeli rescue service said, an attack that could set off another ...
Mar 24, 2019

Bobrovsky perfect, Dubois breaks slump as Blue Jackets blank Canucks
VANCOUVER - Pierre-Luc Dubois broke out of a slump with a goal and an assist while goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky returned from injury to stop 21 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets improved their NHL pla...
Mar 24, 2019

Justice sought for 4 Dutch journalists killed in El Salvador
It was 1982, the height of the civil war in El Salvador. Four Dutch TV journalists had linked up with leftist rebels near the town of El Paraiso, which has an army base on its outskirts. Planning to s...
Mar 24, 2019

DOJ: Trump campaign did not co-ordinate with Russia in 2016
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's campaign "conspired or co-ordinated" with Russia...
Mar 24, 2019

New Zealand to probe role of spies, guns in mosque attacks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand will hold a top-level inquiry into the massacre of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques that will look into what roles semi-automatic guns, social media and inte...
Mar 24, 2019

15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Global Affairs Canada says 15 Canadians were on board the Viking Sky cruise ship when it ran into engine trouble off Norway's rough, frigid western coast. In an email statemen...
Mar 24, 2019

Svechnikov scores in overtime, Carolina beats Montreal 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Andrei Svechnikov scored with 1:45 left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 Sunday night in a matchup with Eastern Conference playoff impl...
Mar 24, 2019