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Alberta to ban seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen says the province will ban the use of seclusion or time-out rooms for students in schools. Problems with seclusion rooms surfaced last September ...
Feb 24, 2019

Stars reflect on awards season at last show before Oscars
SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Glenn Close says she's still a bit surprised the motion picture academy gave a nod to her performance in "The Wife." Actor Richard E. Grant says he's certain he's going to lose ...
Feb 24, 2019

R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuse
CHICAGO - R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexua...
Feb 24, 2019

Canadian students urged to study in China despite Kovrig, Spavor arrests
OTTAWA - Eight days after Chinese authorities imprisoned Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, a senior Canadian foreign ministry official urged Canadian students to apply for a program to stud...
Feb 24, 2019

Turnout at funeral for seven young fire victims shows widespread support: imam
HALIFAX - The massive turnout at a funeral for seven young victims of a devastating house fire shows that Halifax is uniting in support of the surviving members of the family, according to t...
Feb 24, 2019

Toronto FC coach says team can rebound from disappointing loss in Panama
TORONTO - Despite suffering a humiliating 4-0 loss to Club Atletico Independiente de la Chorrera in Panama, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says his side can rebound in the return leg of the CONCACA...
Feb 24, 2019

El Chapo wants new trial, hearing to probe jury misconduct
NEW YORK - The defence team for Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman said Friday it will seek a new trial for the notorious drug lord in light of "misconduct" on the part of several jurors who allegedly followed...
Feb 24, 2019

Judge dismisses charges over boy's death on waterslide
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A judge dismissed criminal charges Friday against a Kansas water park owner and the designer of a 17-story slide on which a 10-year-old boy was decapitated in 2016. Wyandotte Count...
Feb 24, 2019

Hijacking foiled on Bangladesh-Dubai flight, suspect killed
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A flight bound for Dubai from Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, made an emergency landing Sunday in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after a man attempted to hijack the plane, officials said. Th...
Feb 24, 2019

Ball hits 100, Mustangs down Klippers
Make it nine wins in a row for the Melfort Mustangs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.The Mustangs defeated the Kinderlsey Klippers on Saturday 6-3 and it was also a big night for the team and ...
Feb 24, 2019 The Melfort Mustangs face off against the Kindersley Klippers, Feb, 23. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)