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'The Incredible Hulk' actor to become deputy in New Mexico
SOCORRO, N.M. - Lou Ferrigno, the actor in the CBS television series "The Incredible Hulk," is slated to become a sheriff's deputy in New Mexico. Socorro County Sheriff William Armijo is scheduled to ...
Jan 10, 2020
Iran attack underscores need for new air defences: Canadian Army
OTTAWA - The launching of Iranian missiles against a base housing Canadian soldiers in Iraq has highlighted a long-standing deficiency for the Canadian Army: the inability to defend against air attack...
Jan 10, 2020
'It's a huge loss for science': professors honour students killed in plane crash
Professors at several universities want to honour the young, promising scientists who were returning to Canada when their plane crashed in Iran, killing ev...
Jan 10, 2020
Canada offers more aid for Australia as bushfires burn across country
OTTAWA - Nearly 100 Canadian fire experts have been sent to Australia to help battle one of the worst wildfire seasons the country has ever seen, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his Australian ...
Jan 10, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who died in Iran plane crash
There were dozens of Canadians among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...
Jan 10, 2020
Ex-SNC-Lavalin exec Sami Bebawi gets 8.5 years for fraud, corruption
MONTREAL - Former SNC-Lavalin executive Sami Bebawi has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison on fraud and corruption charges stemming from construction deals in Libya. Bebawi wa...
Jan 10, 2020
New Argos head coach likes what he sees on tape from veteran Bethel-Thompson
New Toronto Argonauts head coach Ryan Dinwiddie likes what he's seen on tape from veteran quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson. Bethel-Thompson was just 4-9 as Toronto's starter last season but gui...
Jan 10, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan to 'step back' as senior UK royals
LONDON - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, said they are planning "to step back" as senior members of the royal family, a stunning revelation that underscores the wish of the couple to forg...
Jan 10, 2020
A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Jan 10, 2020
Impeachment standoff deepens, testing McConnell and Pelosi
WASHINGTON - The standoff over President Donald Trump's impeachment trial deepened Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said there will be "no haggling" with Democrats as House Speaker ...
Jan 10, 2020