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'My life is held in suspension:' Omar Khadr wants changes to bail conditions
December 13, 2018 - 3:04 PM

EDMONTON - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr says he will continue to fight for his freedom.
Man on trial for killing Calgary woman and her daughter fabricated story: Crown
December 13, 2018 - 2:53 PM

CALGARY - A prosecutor says the accused in a murder trial made up two other men he says were with him at a woman's home the day she was found dead and her daughter disappeared.
Canada's extradition act on display with world watching Meng case: experts
December 13, 2018 - 2:49 PM

OTTAWA - Canada's cumbersome extradition system means Chinese business executive Meng Wanzhou could wait years before her case is resolved even if she will inevitably be committed to stand trial in the United States, legal experts say.
Coach accused of sexual assault says apology letter was misinterpreted
December 13, 2018 - 2:40 PM

SARNIA, Ont. - A former high-ranking gymnastics coach accused of sexual assault told his trial Thursday that when he apologized to his accuser for "crossing the line," he wasn't referring to any sexual transgressions.
Supreme Court won't hear case involving facts used in assisted-dying case
December 13, 2018 - 2:34 PM

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a severely ill woman who wants to accelerate a lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal government law.
Scheer blames Trudeau's 'naive approach' to China for Huawei crisis
December 13, 2018 - 2:26 PM

OTTAWA - The dilemma Canada finds itself in over its arrest of top Chinese business executive Meng Wanzhou is a result of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "naive approach" to China, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer insisted Thursday.
Mark Norman was doing his job, had not 'gone rogue' on ship deal: lawyers
December 13, 2018 - 2:18 PM

OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman's lawyers started making their case in earnest for access to thousands of government files Thursday, saying the records will prove the suspended military officer's innocence — and that he had not "gone rogue."
Police across Canada probing bomb threats as U.S. authorities dismiss 'hoax'
December 13, 2018 - 2:06 PM

TORONTO - Police forces in major cities across Canada are investigating multiple bomb threats, as authorities in the U.S. say similar threats sent to dozens of locations appear to be a hoax.
Ontario city settles complaint over use of Indigenous mascots and logos
December 13, 2018 - 1:54 PM

TORONTO - Indigenous-themed mascots, names, imagery and symbols used by non-aboriginal sports teams will be removed from arenas and other facilities in Mississauga, Ont., under a mediated settlement before the province's human rights tribunal, the complainant said on Thursday.
Tory senators stalling laws for political advantage, independents say
December 13, 2018 - 1:52 PM

OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being accused of deliberately stalling Liberal government legislation to keep it in the public eye for political benefit.
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