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The driver of the car that struck and killed Reginald Blackbird on Christmas Eve 2010 should not be punished for the man's death, his lawyer said, but only for leaving the scene. Defence counsel Darren Sawchuk told court today there was no evidence that Christopher Peebles was driving illegally

Winnipeg’s annual Empower Run is changing its name in memory of a race organizer killed in a car crash. The run, organized by the Concordia Foundation, will become the Diana Stevens Empower Run. Stevens, 51, who worked as executive director of the run for three years, died in a car crash

Blogger Gordon Warren edged closer to jail this afternoon after he was found in contempt of court. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said he was satisfied that Warren had deliberately, and repeatedly, violated the terms of an injunction he had issued April 8 that prohibited Warren from writing on his

MONTREAL - After a spring of sleaze, Quebec's Charbonneau inquiry is taking a break for the summer. While the inquiry will continue to conduct investigations and prepare for the fall session, the public testimony is done until after Labour Day. A former Laval municipal official Friday was the

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains or clues to the disappearance of the

The second day of the trial of a driver who struck and killed a highway construction flag woman heard that other motorists had complained about the unsafe work practices of the flaggers who worked at the site. RCMP Const. Wayne Goetz said he had received complaints after the fatal collision from...

OTTAWA - For a few minutes last week, all the hope, conflict and spin of this Conservative spring stood in a circle of camera lights and microphones in the foyer of the House of Commons. As Calgary MP Michelle Rempel gamely handled questions from reporters about allegations of unethical

Serena Williams says she's reaching out to the family of the victim in the Steubenville rape case after the tennis star was quoted in a Rolling Stone article saying "she shouldn't have put herself in that position." "I am currently reaching out to the girl's family to let her know that I am

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's governing coalition failed to end a political crisis triggered by the closure of state broadcaster ERT, but said talks would continue Thursday to try to avoid a snap election that could delay vital economic reforms and disrupt the country's bailout program. Conservative

TORONTO - Hudson's Bay Co. says the only way its business will continue to thrive is for it to move away from being seen as just a department store. "We believe we need to be in more than the business of selling commodity items," chief executive Richard Baker said at the company's annual general

The trial of an Orthodox archbishop charged with sexually assaulting two 11-year-old brothers during the summer of 1985 has been adjourned to September. Defence counsel for Seraphim Storheim requested additional time to prepare a defence after Justice Christopher Mainella ruled earlier this week...

The trial of an Orthodox archbishop charged with sexually assaulting two 11-year-old brothers during the summer of 1985 has been adjourned to September. Defence counsel for Seraphim Storheim requested additional time to prepare a defence after Justice Christopher Mainella ruled earlier this week

The driver of the car that struck and killed Reginald Blackbird on Christmas Eve 2010 should not be punished for the man's death, his lawyer said, but only for leaving the scene. Defence counsel Darren Sawchuk told court today there was no evidence that Christopher Peebles was driving illegally

It’s amazing what you can do with some fluorescent yellow paint and a little hut. Three small Winnipeg firms have combined their skills to win a prestigious international award that landed their made-in-Manitoba project on the cover of Azure Magazine, Canada’s preeminent architecture

BERLIN - Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time." In a wide-ranging speech that enumerated a litany

Blogger Gordon Warren edged closer to jail this afternoon after he was found in contempt of court. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal said he was satisfied that Warren had deliberately, and repeatedly, violated the terms of an injunction he had issued April 8 that prohibited Warren from writing on his

The storied century-old Royal Albert Arms Hotel won’t be serving alcohol in the foreseeable future. Co-owner Daren Jorgenson made the announcement about his recent dealing with the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission on the business’s Facebook page this morning. “I have chosen

The storied century-old Royal Albert Arms Hotel won’t be serving alcohol in the foreseeable future. Co-owner Daren Jorgenson made the announcement about his recent dealing with the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission on the business’s Facebook page this morning. “I have chosen

A 29-year-old man drowned early Sunday morning on the Waywayseecappo First Nation after the car he was a passenger in went off the road and sunk in a body of water. RCMP say a 1991 Dodge Daytona with three occupants crashed just after midnight. The 19-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger

A 29-year-old man drowned early Sunday morning on the Waywayseecappo First Nation after the car he was a passenger in went off the road and sunk in a body of water. RCMP say a 1991 Dodge Daytona with three occupants crashed just after midnight. The 19-year-old driver and an 18-year-old passenger