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Court in US says Boy Scouts ‘perversion files’ are public record after molestation lawsuit
PORTLAND, Ore. – A court in the U.S. has approved the release of so-called “perversion files” compiled by the Boy Scouts of America on suspected child molesters within the organization over two decades, giving the public its first chance to review the files on 1,200 people.
Trial delayed for Penticton man accused of pimping his stepdaughter
PENTICTON, B.C. – The trial of a Penticton, B.C., man accused of sexually abusing and pimping his teenaged stepdaughter has been put on hold until August.
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Russia’s It Girl makes splash by joining ranks of anti-Putin opposition – and pays the price
MOSCOW – “I’m Ksenia Sobchak, and I’ve got something to lose. But I’m here.” That’s what the 30-year-old blond socialite and TV personality said when she began her unlikely foray into political activism by taking the stage at a huge anti-Putin rally in December.
Former Flames forward Martin Gelinas back in Calgary as assistant coach
CALGARY – Former Calgary Flames forward Martin Gelinas is back with the team as an assistant coach.
Quebec whistleblower: Government didn’t care about my corruption report, so I leaked it
MONTREAL – Quebec’s corruption inquiry has heard its first incendiary testimony, with a prominent civil servant revealing himself as the man who leaked a document to the media about construction collusion because the government didn’t care about it.
Norway confessed killer’s mother says as much of half of what he has told police is untrue
OSLO – The mother of Anders Behring Breivik — the man who has confessed to killing 77 people in Norway last summer — claims that as much as half of the information her son has told police is fabricated.
Premier mum on update concerning future of struggling Nova Scotia paper mill
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is suggesting there will be a development concerning the future of a struggling paper mill.
Movie version of ‘Barney’s Version’ top Canadian box office earner in 2011
TORONTO – Rookie screenwriter Michael Konyves jokes he can retire early now that he’s won Telefilm Canada’s coveted Golden Box Office Award.
Risk of falling boulders forces Yosemite park closures in US
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite Valley is one of the most popular U.S. national parks, but the risk of falling boulders is forcing parts of it to close for good. Geologists say unsuspecting tourists are in harm’s way in a valley ringed by 3,000-foot (914-meter) walls of granite.
Robin Givens says she found clarity with autobiography
TORONTO – Five years after publishing an autobiography that details her family’s domestic violence struggles and her tumultuous year-long marriage to boxer Mike Tyson, actress Robin Givens feels putting her life out there was a “very healing experience.”
Chris Brown, Drake brawl in NYC nightclub; 5 injured; Brown tweets, removes photo of chin cut
NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York City police are investigating an early morning Manhattan bar brawl involving hip hop stars Drake and Chris Brown.
Afghans halt effort to recover bodies of 66 people killed in landslide from earthquake
KABUL – Afghan officials say they are halting efforts to dig out more than 60 bodies from the site of a devastating landslide that followed earthquakes in northern Afghanistan earlier this week. They plan to make the area a memorial to the dead.
Charest upset over Fete nationale act; says he’s had enough with talk of violence
QUEBEC – Premier Jean Charest is angry at organizers of a Fete nationale party — whom he accuses of distorting Quebec’s annual holiday.
Cranbrook woman accused in tot drowning faces additional charges
CRANBROOK, B.C. – More charges have been laid against a Cranbrook, B.C., babysitter accused in the death of a toddler in her care.