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No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude's death
Police officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffed on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing will not face criminal charges, according to a grand j...
Feb 23, 2021
Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says stressors caused relapses for soldier with PTSD
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The psychiatrist who diagnosed Cpl. Lionel Desmond with post-traumatic stress disorder in 2011 told a fatality inquiry Tuesday that the soldier had great difficulty dealing wit...
Feb 23, 2021
Free-agent American defensive back Ryan Carter opts to rejoin the Montreal Alouettes
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes re-signed American defensive back Ryan Carter on Tuesday. The five-foot-nine, 189-pound Carter appeared in 14 games in 2019 with Montreal before becoming a free agent...
Feb 23, 2021
Isolation centre for migrant workers could close in Windsor due to funding shortfall
TORONTO - An isolation centre where migrant farm workers in southwestern Ontario recover from COVID-19 may have to close next month due to a funding shortfall created by a shift in federal support. In...
Feb 23, 2021
Industry pleased as B.C. permanently allows restaurants to buy wholesale liquor
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will permanently allow restaurants, bars and tourism operators to buy liquor at wholesale prices, a move that industry hopes will help revive the struggling sector. The pr...
Feb 23, 2021
Canada names 50-man provisional roster for Olympic qualifying tournament in Mexico
TORONTO - Canada has named its 50-man provisional roster for CONCACAF Olympic qualifying next month, with 21 of the players coming from the three Canadian MLS clubs. The list includes from nine from T...
Feb 23, 2021
Driver in fatal Gabriola Island crash sentenced to 2 years in jail
NANAIMO - An oft-delayed dangerous driving causing death court case has ended with a two year jail sentence.William Sydney Goosman, 49, was sentenced to jail in a provincial correctional facility duri...
Feb 23, 2021
Senate approves Vilsack for Agriculture Department again
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted 92-7 Tuesday to confirm Tom Vilsack as Agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post. The former Iowa governor spent eight years leading the same department f...
Feb 23, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash
LOS ANGELES - Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in the Los Angeles area and is undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. His condition isn't yet cle...
Feb 23, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers leg injuries after California car crash
LOS ANGELES - Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in the Los Angeles area and is undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. His condition isn't yet cle...
Feb 23, 2021