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Appeal delay in sex case for Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish in Nepal
TORONTO - A Canadian aid worker's appeal of his sexual assault convictions in Nepal has been delayed. A friend of Peter Dalglish says the prosecution requested the adjournment because they weren't rea...
Jan 07, 2020
Hockey Canada extends media rights agreement with TSN through 2033-34 season
TORONTO - TSN has extended its media rights agreement with Hockey Canada through the 2033-34 season. The sports network announced Tuesday that the agreement fives TSN and French-language broadcaster R...
Jan 07, 2020
Canada relocating some troops from Iraq to Kuwait due to safety concerns: Vance
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is temporarily relocating some soldiers from Iraq to Kuwait due to security concerns, chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance said Tuesday. The move, which Vance ...
Jan 07, 2020
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department said Tuesday, reversing its earlier position that he ...
Jan 07, 2020
US trade deficit falls 8.2% to $43.1 billion in November
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in more than three years as U.S. exports rose while imports declined, putting the country on track to see the first annual decl...
Jan 07, 2020
McConnell can start impeachment trial, delay on witnesses
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell appears to have secured enough Republican votes to start President Donald Trump's impeachment trial but postpone a decision on witnesses or document...
Jan 07, 2020
New cannabis products may not eat into black market, experts say
TORONTO - The arrival of legal cannabis edibles, vapes and other products in Ontario won't necessarily meet the government's stated goal of cutting into the black market, according to industry observe...
Jan 07, 2020
Passengers removed from WestJet aircraft after it skids off Halifax runway
HALIFAX - A passenger jet skidded off the end of a runway at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport during a snowstorm on Sunday, but a spokeswoman for WestJet said there...
Jan 07, 2020
Gilbert Rozon sex assault trial to take place over five days in June
MONTREAL - Entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon's trial for rape and indecent assault will take place over five days in June. Crown and defence lawyers appeared before a judge today and ag...
Jan 07, 2020
Company says work delay possible as it seeks meeting over B.C. pipeline dispute
SMITHERS, B.C. - A company building a natural gas pipeline though northwestern British Columbia says it could delay work in an area at the centre of a dispute with a First Nation,&...
Jan 07, 2020