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Ex-Dallas officer not guilty of assault in fatal shooting
DALLAS - A former Dallas police officer who opened fire on a 21-year-old woman driving a stolen car in January 2017 is not guilty of assault in her death, a jury decided Thursday. Christopher Hess was...
Feb 13, 2020

Government charts path toward supporting PTSD sufferers
OTTAWA - The federal government has released its plan to improve support for people who are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder. The plan from Health Minister Patty Hajdu charts a path for how ...
Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton Eskimos' GM Sunderland busy on the opening day of CFL free agency
TORONTO - It was a busy opening day of CFL free agency for Brock Sunderland. The Edmonton GM added nine new players and a former Eskimo while re-signing another after the free-agen...
Feb 13, 2020

Canadian Alphonso Davies back training with Bayern after ankle issue
MUNICH - Canadian international Alphonso Davies returned to training Thursday, one day after leaving practice early with what Bayern Munich called "slight ankle problems." Bayern, which currently...
Feb 13, 2020

DA deciding whether to investigate James Brown's death
ATLANTA - A prosecutor in Atlanta will decide whether to open a formal investigation after meeting with a woman who says she has evidence legendary singer James Brown's death was caused by another per...
Feb 13, 2020

US brings new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has added new criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei and two of its U.S. subsidiaries, accusing the company in a plot to steal trade secrets from compet...
Feb 13, 2020

Attorney general says Oklahoma to resume executions
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma plans to resume executing death-row inmates, five years after lethal injections were put on hold following a series of death-chamber mishaps, state officials announced Thursda...
Feb 13, 2020

Annual winter festival coming up at Manitou Beach
The resort village of Manitou Beach is set to host visitors from the surrounding area for their annual winter festival.Chair of the Manitou Beach recreation board, Sherwin Peterson, said all of the ev...
Feb 13, 2020 Newly installed skating pond at Manitou Beach. (Facebook/Watrous Manitou Cross-Country Skiing)

Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates
OTTAWA - Senior defence officials were warned that a fight with provinces and hospitals over soldiers' medical costs, including threats not to treat military personnel, could mean "negative ...
Feb 13, 2020

Inquiry learns about gap in care for former soldier Lionel Desmond
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the mentally ill veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress ...
Feb 13, 2020