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Opposition MPs support 'modest' Tory crime bill
“It is our intention to support the bill that the government has introduced today,”said Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, the party's justice critic. “We feel that these are modest measures but nonetheless necessary.” Mr. LeBlanc, and fellow MP Ujjal Dosanjh
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:39A
Opposition MPs support 'modest' Tory crime bill
“It is our intention to support the bill that the government has introduced today,”said Liberal MP Dominic LeBlanc, the party's justice critic. “We feel that these are modest measures but nonetheless necessary.” Mr. LeBlanc, and fellow MP Ujjal Dosanjh
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:39A
Pilot Dies in Helicopter Crash Fighing Fires Near Slave Lake
Following the crash about a dozen firefighters worked to rescue the pilot from the frigid temperatures in the lake and many of the firefighters had to be treated for hypothermia following the rescue attempt. Out of respect for the pilot and for the
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:36A
Armed loyalists encircle Yemen diplomatic mission
Dozens of other supporters erected a big tent in one of Sanaa's main streets, blocking traffic and raising banners that read: "Don't go, don't sign!" Saleh has managed to cling to power despite near daily protests by tens of thousands of Yemenis fed up
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:35A
Transportation chief closes SC 150 bridge after tractor trailer damages it in
AP COLUMBIA, SC — The state Transportation Department has closed the South Carolina 150 bridge over Interstate 85 in Cherokee County after a tractor trailer crash damaged one of the bridge's three support columns. The Transportation Department said in
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:34A
Reports: Arpaio knew of corruption, problems
"He has a First Amendment right to claim willful ignorance about what was going on - and that has served him well in the past," said Valley criminal-defense attorney Mike Black, adding that Arpaio can't claim he "didn't know what was going on,
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:34A
Arizona schools divert funds to repair buildings
"We're almost exactly back where we were in 1991 when we filed the original lawsuit," says Hogan. The poorer the districts, the more they're on their own, he says. As state funding has withered, many schools are running out of money to pay for even
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:34A
BHL: Strauss-Kahn Perp Walk 'Real Injustice'
Zeit: Contempt for the American justice system seems to be spreading in France. BHL: This is not a problem of justice, it's a problem of politics. On the one hand, they don't want to show the pictures of the dead Bin Laden so as not to insult Muslims.
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:34A
Crash interrupts Indy 500 morning practice
Patrick Carpentier, driving the No. 20 Dragon Racing car, lost control and hit the first-wall just a few minutes before practice was scheduled to end at 10 am He remained in the car for several minutes before exiting on his own power.
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:34A
Bus vs Car Accident Kills One in Southern Minnesota
The State Patrol says a charter bus was heading southbound on Highway 218 just south of Highway 251 just north of Austin when a car heading the opposite direction hit it head-on. The driver of that car was ejected and killed. At least 20 people were on
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:33A