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B.C. man gets seven-year sentence in U.S. for attempting to smuggle ecstasy
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
SEATTLE — The U.S. Department of Justice says a British Columbia man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to smuggle ecstasy into Washington state by hiking across rural terrain at the border.
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Jury in case of man on trial in ailing wife's slaying asks to hear his testimony
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — The jury deciding the fate of a Montreal man on trial for the killing of his ailing wife wants to hear his testimony again.
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SNC-Lavalin: A look at the attorney general's power to step in
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Opposition parties are accusing the Liberal government of meddling in a decision of the federal prosecution service to proceed with a criminal case against SNC-Lavalin.
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Alberta United Conservative leader outlines plan to fight human trafficking
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
CALGARY — Alberta's Opposition leader says human smuggling is a modern form of slavery and it's time for the province to fight it.
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Teen charged after allegedly soliciting sexual images from underaged girls
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
KINGSTON, Ont. — Police say a 17-year-old boy from Kingston, Ont., is facing charges after he allegedly convinced two underaged girls to send him explicit images of themselves.
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Lawyers take Quebec to court over abrupt closure of 18,000 immigration files
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
MONTREAL — The judge hearing an injunction request over the Quebec government's decision to cancel more than 18,000 immigration applications will render a decision early next week.
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Crown stays charge against Calgary woman charged in five-year-old boy's death
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
CALGARY — A prosecutor says the Crown has stayed a manslaughter charge against a Calgary woman in the death of a five-year-old boy.
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Canadian students urged to study in China despite Kovrig, Spavor arrests
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Eight days after Chinese authorities imprisoned Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, a senior Canadian foreign ministry official urged Canadian students to apply for a program to study in China.
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R. Kelly charged with 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
CHICAGO — R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17.
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Provincial police officer charged with assault, OPP says
Feb 22, 2019, Canadian Press
NORFOLK COUNTY, Ont. — Provincial police say one of their officers in Oxford County, Ont., has been charged with assault.
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