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'Smug, cocky and arrogant:' Saskatchewan inquest hears of mass killer's arrest
An RCMP officer who helped capture a mass killer on the run after a stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan has told an inquest the man was smug during his arrest.Const. Bill Rowley says Myles Sanderson was ...
Feb 28, 2024

Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after failed lethal injection attempts
KUNA, Idaho (AP) - Idaho on Wednesday delayed the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the longest-serving death row inmates in the U.S., after a failed attempt at lethal injection....
Feb 28, 2024

Former CFL defensive lineman Craig Roh dies at the age of 33
Defensive lineman Craig Roh, who won a Grey Cup with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, has died. He was 33. Roh's wife, Chelsea, confirmed his death on social media. The six-foot-five, 266-pound Roh,...
Feb 28, 2024

Online harms: Civil liberty, law critics say stiffer hate crime sentences 'troubling'
OTTAWA - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is voicing concerns over what it calls "draconian penalties" proposed in the Criminal Code as part of the Liberal government's sweeping plan to target...
Feb 28, 2024

Canada's Morales Williams denied world record in indoor 400 due to technicality
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Canadian sprinter Christopher Morales Williams is the all-time fastest runner in the indoor men's 400 metres - but not an official world record-holder - due to a technicality beyo...
Feb 28, 2024

Quebec launches new helpline for politicians after hundreds quit office since 2021
MONTREAL - Quebec is committing $2 million to connect politicians and their families with psychological aid after a wave of resignations and leaves of absence among elected municipal officials. A new ...
Feb 28, 2024

McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step d...
Feb 28, 2024

Arguments begin at competition body in case against Cineplex over online booking fees
OTTAWA - Canada's competition czar says Cineplex Inc.'s online booking fees are "drip pricing," a harmful practice under the law, and moviegoers don't have any way to avoid them. A lawyer representing...
Feb 28, 2024

Only 32 per cent of Proline bettors picked Raptors to down Pacers
It seems many Proline players are having some difficulty jumping on the Toronto Raptors' bandwagon. Toronto is on a modest three-game win streak, the latest victory being a 130-122 road decision over ...
Feb 28, 2024

Kirk Cousins and Chris Jones head an NFL free agents list filled with star-quality players
Need a Pro Bowl quarterback, an All-Pro defensive lineman or a future Hall of Fame wide receiver? NFL teams could find one of these guys and plenty more star-quality players when the free agency perio...
Feb 28, 2024