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Quebec mosque shooter not motivated by racism, his sentence should be reduced: lawyer
QUEBEC - The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men - but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated rac...
Jan 29, 2020
New Brunswick’s John Williamson considering Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Another Conservative MP is testing the waters for a leadership bid. New Brunswick's John Williamson is considering entering the race. His longtime friend and former colleague in the Commons S...
Jan 29, 2020
Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards
NEW YORK - Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older brother, is atop the music world. The 18-year-old m...
Jan 29, 2020
Quebec to seek consensus on offering medical aid in dying to mentally ill
MONTREAL - Quebec on Monday walked back a plan to offer medical aid in dying to those suffering severe, incurable mental illness and will now consult widely before making a final decision on the ...
Jan 29, 2020
Vincent Lapointe cleared to return to competition by anti-doping panel
MONTREAL - An "incredibly happy and very relieved" Laurence Vincent Lapointe said Monday she's ready to resume training for her sport's Olympic debut after an anti-doping panel conclude...
Jan 29, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump defence wrong about FBI investigation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposit...
Jan 29, 2020
Trial highlights: Trump defence urges end to impeachment
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's legal team on Tuesday concluded its three-day presentation as they started it - arguing that the Democrats' case amounted to partisan politics that would undo the...
Jan 29, 2020
Coronavirus risk in Canada remains low despite second case, feds say
TORONTO - The Canadian government is now advising citizens against all travel to a Chinese province that's at the centre of a global outbreak of a new form of coronavirus, stepping up an ear...
Jan 29, 2020
As 132 reported dead from virus outbreak, international sporting events postponed
A new form of coronavirus that began in China has infected more than 6,000 people and caused 132 deaths. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says Ottawa 250 Canadians ha...
Jan 29, 2020
GOP lacks votes to block Bolton as Trump impeachment witness
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in thei...
Jan 29, 2020