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Deadline nearing to file appeal of Bissonnette's sentence for mosque murders
QUEBEC - Crown prosecutors and defence lawyers have less than a week left to decide whether to appeal the sentence handed down to the gunman who killed six men in a Quebec City mosque. Alexa...
Mar 05, 2019
Ajax eliminates Madrid in round of 16 of Champions League
MADRID - Real Madrid's Champions League reign is over. Ajax stunned Madrid 4-1 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday, eliminating the three-time defending champion 5-3 on aggregate in the round of 1...
Mar 05, 2019
Search continues for suspect after officers hit by car in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - One of two Vancouver-area police officers injured in a hit-and-run crash has been released from hospital, but RCMP say the second faces a long recovery. Burnab...
Mar 05, 2019
Pinehouse RCMP investigating suspicious death
Pinehouse RCMP are investigating a suspicious death after an incident Monday.At approximately 12:15 pm, members of the Pinehouse RCMP were called to a dispute at a residence in Pinehouse. Prior to the...
Mar 05, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Hello Kitty to make her big screen debut
NEW YORK - Hello Kitty might not have a mouth but she's got a movie deal. Warner Bros.' New Line Cinema announced Tuesday that it has acquired film rights to Hello Kitty from the Japanese corporation ...
Mar 05, 2019
Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020
Michael Bloomberg is not running for president. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his decision not to join the crowded Democratic field in a Bl...
Mar 05, 2019
Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman joins XFL's Tampa Bay franchise
TAMPA, Fla. - Former CFL head coach Marc Trestman has joined the upstart XFL. The league announced Tuesday Trestman has been named the head coach/GM of the new franchise in Tampa Bay. "Marc is a two-t...
Mar 05, 2019
FDA chief Scott Gottlieb steps down after nearly 2 years
WASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after nearly two years leading the agency's response to a host of public health challenges, including the opioid ...
Mar 05, 2019
Duke's Williamson out for 4th straight game with knee injury
DURHAM, N.C. - Duke star freshman Zion Williamson will miss his fourth straight game because of a mild right knee sprain. The school made the announcement about four hours before the fourth-ranked Blu...
Mar 05, 2019
Pot confiscation at Canadian border increased in weeks after legalization: stats
OTTAWA - The number of cannabis confiscations at the Canadian border increased more than 60 per cent year-over-year in the first six weeks after pot legalization, new statistics show. The Canada ...
Mar 05, 2019