Alexandre Bissonnette To Appeal Sentence For Quebec City Mosque Killings

QUEBEC — Lawyers for the gunman who killed six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque announced Friday they are appealing the killer’s sentence of life in prison with no possibility of parole for 40 years. Alexandre Bissonnette should instead be given a sentence of 25 years before being eligible for parole for his Jan. 29,…

Russia shuts down foreign forex platforms specializing in moving money offshore

The Bank of Russia has revoked licenses of five out on nine foreign exchange dealers operating in the country – Alpari Forex, Forex Club, Fix Trade, Trustforex, and Teletrade Group. The decision comes into force on January 27. All the companies are subsidiaries of foreign firms that use aggressive advertising to lure Russian clients and…

Southern Indiana, Saint Anselm punch tickets to NCAA DII Championship Series

SALEM, Va. – Southern Indiana and Saint Anselm punched their tickets to the NCAA Division II Championship series with victories on Sunday at the Moyer Sports Complex. The matchup will guarantee a first-time national champion for the ninth consectutive year. Game one is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET tomorrow with game two to follow at noon…

Ahmed Hussen Dished 'A Lot Of Baloney' With Claim About Liberals Reuniting 'More Families' Than Tories

OTTAWA — “Mr. Speaker, the facts speak for themselves. This is the Conservative position on parents and grandparents. The Conservatives described parents and grandparents as a “burden” on the federal government in terms of financial support. They have described parents and grandparents as a drain on the provinces. That is their position. They can run,…

Softball Candidates announced for 2019 Senior CLASS Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas…

Russia turns down permanent alliance with OPEC

Moscow has ditched the idea of launching a joint structure with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) but will continue to cooperate with major oil producers, according to the Russian energy ministry. Earlier this year, Russian energy minister Alexander Novak touted the idea that a new organization based on OPEC+ format – including…

Most Ontarians Want Looser Rules For Alcohol Sales, Poll Finds

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s move to expand hours at the LCBO may be his most popular yet. Sixty-eight per cent of Ontarians support the government’s decision to keep liquor stores open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily, according to a new poll by Abacus Data. “There’s no political divide on this idea,” the company’s…

Fiser, Cowles, Nordberg garner 2019 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I weekly honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. –Minnesota’s Amber Fiser has been selected as the Louisville/Slugger NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Week, while Stanford’s Teaghan Cowles and North Carolina State’s Brigette Nordberg shared the Player of the Week honors for games played Feb. 25-March 3. Fiser was 3-0 with a 0.33 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 21 innings…

Arrested US investor faces 10 years in Russian prison for major fraud

The founder and senior partner of Baring Vostok private equity fund, Michael Calvey, has been officially charged with a large-scale fraud involving a Russian bank, TASS cites a source in Russian law enforcement as saying. The US citizen, who was put in pre-trial custody by a Moscow court, could get up to 10 years in…