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Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
AURORA, Ill. - A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by p...
Feb 17, 2019
Fourteen 'dream' homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.
Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a series of sinkholes threatened to destroy their dream retirement home on British Columbia's Sunshine Co...
Feb 17, 2019
Chicago police seek follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett
Chicago police and representatives for Jussie Smollett aren't speaking publicly about the investigation into a reported attack on the "Empire" actor. Police said Saturday that the investigation had "s...
Feb 17, 2019
Diane Rehm testifies for assisted-death bill in Maryland
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Retired radio talk show host Diane Rehm testified in favour of a Maryland measure to allow the terminally ill to end their lives with a doctor's help, describing the misery her husban...
Feb 17, 2019
Crown stays sexual assault charge against Calgary chef Michael Noble
CALGARY - The Crown has stayed a sexual assault charge against prominent Calgary chef and restaurant owner Michael Noble because there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction. Police alleged that N...
Feb 17, 2019
Cabinet likely to extend deadline to reconsider Trans Mountain pipeline
OTTAWA - Canada's energy regulator will tell the federal government on Friday whether it still thinks the Trans Mountain pipeline should be expanded, but cabinet's final say on the project's future is...
Feb 17, 2019
Perry Pearn learning the nuances of coaching women's hockey with national team
TORONTO - Perry Pearn is still coaching hockey, he's just working on tweaking his approach. The veteran NHL assistant coach is serving as the head coach of Canada's natio...
Feb 17, 2019
Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle collusion grievances with NFL
NEW YORK - With a public hearing looming and the threat of owners and league officials facing depositions, the NFL settled collusion cases brought by Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid. The league, about ...
Feb 17, 2019
Justin Thomas opens up a 4-shot lead at Riviera; Taylor top Canadian in 29th
LOS ANGELES - Justin Thomas, playing so well that even a shank turned into a par, finished off his third round Sunday morning with a 6-under 65 to build a four-shot lead over Adam Scott and J.B. Holme...
Feb 17, 2019
Former SNC executive has obstruction charge dropped because of excessive delays
MONTREAL - A former SNC-Lavalin executive and his lawyer had obstruction of justice charges against them stayed Friday on the grounds it took too long to bring the case to trial. S...
Feb 17, 2019