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In the news today, May 9

Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 9 --- 'YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE': INSIDE THE NORMAN COURTROOM Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had walked up to the entrance of the Ottawa courthouse dozens o...

May 11, 2019

Judge reserves decision until mid-July in Dennis Oland murder trial

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The Crown and defence in a high-profile New Brunswick murder trial agree there was a lack of direct evidence, but they differ on how that should be viewed by the judge. Lawyers wrap...

May 11, 2019

Alberta's top court reserves decision on appeal of triple murderer

CALGARY - A lawyer for a man found guilty of killing a couple and their grandson has argued that a judge should never have allowed evidence taken from her client's farm because police should...

May 11, 2019

Two grey whales stranded in B.C.'s Boundary Bay, Fisheries Department

DELTA, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says a recovery effort is underway to help two grey whales stranded in Boundary Bay, south of Vancouver. The department says a ...

May 10, 2019

Missing Supreme Court Justice Clement Gascon found safe: Ottawa police

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Police Service says Supreme Court of Canada Justice Clement Gascon has been found safe and sound. Gascon was reported missing earlier Wednesday and police said his family was conce...

May 10, 2019

'You are free to leave': How the case against Mark Norman ended

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman had walked up to the entrance of the Ottawa courthouse dozens of previous times over the past year, yet this time was different: This would be the last time. Like on ...

May 10, 2019

Goodale disputes charge that bill maintains solitary confinement by another name

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale is disputing claims that a bill to end solitary confinement in Canada's prisons is merely "linguistic trickery" that maintains the practice unde...

May 10, 2019

B.C. Speaker apologizes for speech that says Hells Angels, Mafia 'successful'

VICTORIA - The Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says a speech he gave this week about leadership went sideways and he is apologizing for offending people. Darryl Plecas says the point he...

May 10, 2019

New Canadian fighter jets will need U.S. certification: DND

OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says the U.S. will have to sign off on whatever fighter jet this country purchases, but that he is not concerned about political interference. Patri...

May 10, 2019

PSAC rejects government offer, setting up potential post-election strike

OTTAWA - There could be a federal public-service strike later this year, but it will be up to whoever is in power after the October election to deal with it. The Public Service Alliance of C...

May 10, 2019