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Decision expected today in case of child bride from Bountiful, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision today in the case of a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C. James Oler i...
May 17, 2019
Decision expected today in case of child bride from Bountiful, B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The B.C. Supreme Court is expected to issue a decision today in the case of a former leader in a fundamentalist Christian sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C. James Oler i...
May 17, 2019
Trump's presidential pardon amounts to total exoneration, Conrad Black says
TORONTO - A criminal pardon U.S. President Donald Trump personally delivered to Conrad Black over the phone amounts to complete exoneration, the author and former media mogul said on Thursday. In...
May 17, 2019
Tentative deal gives trio of American players some CFL job security
TORONTO - The tentative agreement between the CFL and CFL Players' Association gives some American players additional job security. According to two sources, the proposed three-year dea...
May 17, 2019
Alabama governor invokes God in banning nearly all abortions
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama's Republican governor has signed the most stringent abortion legislation in the nation, making performing an abortion a felony in nearly all cases. "To the bill's many suppo...
May 17, 2019
After missing out last year, Hinchcliffe set for Indianapolis 500 qualifying
The Honda Indy Toronto will forever be special to Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe, but even it can't hold a candle to "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." That's the term often us...
May 17, 2019
Stagnant offence continues to plague Whitecaps ahead of game in Kansas City
VANCOUVER - Midway through the Major League Soccer season and the Vancouver Whitecaps are still desperately searching for scoring. Though Vancouver has climbed its way back from a slow ...
May 17, 2019
Back to the drawing board: UK Brexit compromise talks fail
LONDON - Talks between Britain's government and opposition aimed at striking a compromise Brexit deal broke down without agreement Friday, plunging the country back into a morass of uncertainty over i...
May 17, 2019
In the news today, May 15
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 15 --- VETS WANT OTTAWA TO AUTHORIZE POT FOR PETS Veterinarians are lobbying MPs today to authorize the use of medical cannabis for ...
May 17, 2019
Appeal court says doctors have to give referrals for services they oppose
TORONTO - Ontario's highest court ruled Wednesday that doctors in the province must give referrals for medical services that clash with their religious beliefs, calling it a compromise ...
May 17, 2019