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Edmonton man jailed after killing mother’s Shih Tzu-pug cross and sending photos to girl he wanted to date 27 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm
Warning: Graphic detail EDMONTON — An 19-year-old Edmonton man who killed his mother’s dog and sent photos of it to a girl hoping to impress her has been sentenced to 26 months in prison. Branden Ch...
‘We are ready to go’: U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says military prepared to strike Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military stands ready to strike Syria at once if President Barack Obama gives the order, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday as the United States prepared to formally decl...
Wikileaker Manning wants estrogen treatments as lawyer reveals more details of gender change 27 Aug 2013 | 06:25 pm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, who was previously known as Bradley Manning, wants estrogen treatments that would promote breast development and other female characteristics, which she’d...
Robocalls court filings shed new light on case, possible Michael Sona involvement 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 pm
OTTAWA — An Elections Canada investigator alleges he had reason to believe that Michael Sona admitted he was involved in misleading robocalls in the 2011 federal election and also alleges that the for...
Syria will defend itself using ‘all means available’ in case of U.S. strike, foreign minister says 27 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s foreign minister said Tuesday his country would defend itself using “all means available” in case of a U.S. strike, denying his government was behind an alleged chemical weap...
Natives call for Chief Theresa Spence to postpone Attawapiskat elections to deal with unfair process 27 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
With band council elections for the Attawapiskat First Nation set for Tuesday, some off-reserve members are still hoping the chief and council will postpone the vote to deal with widespread concerns t...
Israel keeps close watch on rising sectarian tensions as Syria’s escalating civil war spills over into Lebanon 27 Aug 2013 | 09:22 am
As the international community focuses its attention on Syria and how to respond to the growing likelihood that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has used chemical weapons on a civilian population, Isr...
Police find two escorts dead at same apartment complex in New Westminster, B.C. 27 Aug 2013 | 08:21 am
Police say two online escorts have been found dead within two weeks in the same apartment complex in New Westminster, B.C. RCMP Sgt. Jennifer Pound says Mounties are awaiting toxicology results for 4...
Ontario minister to announce changes to police use-of-force guidelines in wake of Sammy Yatim shooting 27 Aug 2013 | 07:59 am
NP GRAPHICSCLICK TO ENLARGE The Ontario minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services has announced she will make an “important announcement” about police use-of-force on Tuesday. Minister ...
Attica prison rioter, John Boncore, killed by lethal cocktail of alcohol and cocaine: coroner 27 Aug 2013 | 05:15 am
John Boncore, the convicted Attica prison rioter who died in B.C. last March, was killed by a lethal cocktail of alcohol and cocaine, a coroner’s report has ruled. Boncore, who was 61, had a blood al...
