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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

Kwasnica to lead Humboldt's new Protective Services Department
The City of Humboldt has created a new Protective Services Department.Fire Chief Mike Kwasnica heads the new department, and adds the title of director of protective services to his resume."It's somet...
Jan 29, 2020 (City of Humboldt - Municipal Government/Facebook)

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

P.A. Ag dealer gets behind Rose Garden Hospice
Redhead Equipment is the latest business to get behind the Rose Garden Hospice.On Tuesday morning at the company's offices southwest of the city, a $20,000 contribution was announced in front of a cro...
Jan 29, 2020 Redhead Equipment made the $20,000 donation Tuesday at their offices. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

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