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Milly, Makwa and Moose: Kids choose names for puppies at RCMP training centre
INNISFAIL, Alta. - Thirteen canine recruits at the RCMP's police dog training centre in central Alberta are getting names chosen by kids from across the country. Mounties say their annual na...
Apr 30, 2019
Cases for woman in P.A. group accused of robbery going to preliminary inquiry
A woman accused of committing a string of robberies with a group of four will face two preliminary inquiries, to determine if there's sufficient evidence in her cases to proceed with a trial. Twenty-t...
Apr 30, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).
Toronto Raptors regroup after Game 2 loss to Sixers leaves series tied at one
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors regrouped Tuesday after an off-night in Game 2 blunted the momentum from a dominant opening performance in their second-round series against Philadelphia. There was ...
Apr 30, 2019
A list of new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's cabinet
EDMONTON - New Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in on Tuesday to form the first United Conservative government in the province. The list of ministers includes seven women a...
Apr 30, 2019
John Singleton's work resonated to diverse audiences
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Much has been made about how John Singleton brought the issues gripping black youth in South Central Los Angeles to mainstream audiences with his 1991 classic "Boyz N the Hood." Bu...
Apr 30, 2019
New Brunswick spring flood efforts beginning to move from response to recovery
FREDERICTON - The director of New Brunswick's Emergency Measures Organization says the response to this year's spring flooding is slowly transforming from a response to a recovery operation. "Most reg...
Apr 30, 2019
Critics of Canadian health system discover a potent tool: social media
HALIFAX - Unfiltered and emotional social media postings are emerging as a potent tool for critics of Canada's health system, though some observers are dubious they'll prompt ...
Apr 30, 2019
Irving, Horford lead Celtics past Bucks 112-90 in opener
MILWAUKEE - Al Horford stood his ground as Giannis Antetokounmpo charged his way. Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks' MVP candidate, desperately wanted to provide a spark and cut into a second-half le...
Apr 30, 2019
Sundance Film Festival co-founder pleads guilty to sex abuse
AMERICAN FORK, Utah - A filmmaker who co-founded the Sundance Film Festival and produced an Oscar-winning movie in the mid-1980s pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual abuse of a child. Sterling Van Wagenen...
Apr 30, 2019
Holbein fire still under investigation
More details are emerging from the Holbein fire.The wildfire was reported the afternoon of April 22. Fire crews were able to contain the fire later that night and it was officially reported out April ...
Apr 30, 2019 A fire that burned 12 hectares of land near Holbein just over a week ago is
believed to have been human-caused. (submitted photo/Darcy-Dawn Ratt)
