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Police find deceased man after reported weapons complaint
Prince Albert Police have said a 29-year-old man died early on Thursday morning after an incident involving a weapon. At 2:42 a.m. police responded to a "weapons complaint" on 17th Street West and 7 A...
Dec 15, 2022
Quebec man granted bail in hit and run that killed 7-year-old Ukrainian girl
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area man charged in a hit and run that killed a 7-year-old girl as she was walking to school has been granted bail. Juan Manuel Becerra Garcia was released on a series of conditi...
Dec 15, 2022
Delegates at COP15 warned to dress warmly and bring extra socks as snowstorm looms
OTTAWA - If the weather outside is frightful, bring some extra socks and build a snowman. For most Canadians such advice ahead of a major winter storm is unnecessary. But for thousands of delegates at...
Dec 15, 2022
Province preaching patience on Saskatchewan roads as holidays approach
With many gearing up to travel on Saskatchewan roads for the Christmas holidays and winter now in full swing, the Ministry of Highways is reminding motorists to drive with caution when snowplows are t...
Dec 15, 2022
Alberta says it will take control of prosecutions for banned firearms from Ottawa
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says provincial prosecutors are to take over the handling of charges under the federal Firearms Act starting in the new year. Tyler Shandro says he is also advisi...
Dec 15, 2022
Canada is losing ground and falling behind U.S. on trade with Africa, senators say
OTTAWA - Senators are warning Trade Minister Mary Ng that Ottawa may be falling behind its peers in establishing deeper trade ties with Africa. The Senate foreign-affairs committee has been studying f...
Dec 15, 2022
Whitecaps transfer Canadian defender Derek Cornelius to Sweden's Malmo FF
VANCOUVER - Defender Derek Cornelius was transferred by the Vancouver Whitecaps to Sweden's Malmo FF on Thursday. Cornelius, 25, joined the Whitecaps in January 2019 via transfer from Serbian club FK ...
Dec 15, 2022
Federal public servants to start returning to office next month with hybrid system
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board is expected to announce today that federal public servants will have to begin returning to the office a few days per week next month, with a phased-in hybrid model. Employe...
Dec 15, 2022
Nurse tempers any expectations about imminent return of Precious Achiuwa
TORONTO - While Precious Achiuwa has resumed some light practising, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse erased any expectations the athletic forward would be back playing any time soon. "Probably each da...
Dec 15, 2022
Facebook intimidating Canadians with threats to pull news from platform: Ottawa
OTTAWA - Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez accused Meta on Thursday of trying to intimidate Canadians with threats of pulling news content from its Facebook platform, following the adoption of...
Dec 15, 2022
