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Fire near Holbein extinguished
A brush fire that broke out near Holbein earlier this week has been extinguished.Recent rainfall helped put out the fire, which had been burning on both sides of Highway 3. The fire broke out Monday a...
Apr 26, 2019 Crews are on scene at a fire that broke out near Holbein late Monday afternoon. (submitted photo/Darcy-Dawn Ratt)
Two teams retooled for the playoffs will be put to the test in Raps-76ers series
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors significantly retooled their team for a deep playoff run this season. So did the Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto's opponent in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. Coming o...
Apr 26, 2019
Calgary police search for clues in possible double homicide of mother, toddler
CALGARY - Police in Calgary are continuing to search for evidence in what they believe to be a double homicide of a mother and toddler. Jasmine Lovett and her 22-month-old daughter, Aliyah Sander...
Apr 26, 2019
Local educator wins NDP nomination for P.A. Carlton
The man who will challenge Joe Hargrave in the next provincial election says he is confident he can win.Troy Parenteau has been nominated the NDP candidate for the riding of Prince Albert Carlton. The...
Apr 26, 2019 Prince Albert Carlton NDP candidate Troy Parenteau. (Twitter/ Troy Parenteau)
'Grabher' licence plate does not incite sexual violence: former researcher
HALIFAX - A former sex researcher has told a Nova Scotia court she doesn't believe that a licence plate bearing the surname of a retiree - "Grabher" - would promote sexual violence against w...
Apr 26, 2019
Frustrated patient's viral video demonstrates N.S. 'health crisis,' doctors say
HALIFAX - Doctors Nova Scotia says a viral video made by a frustrated young mother who says she waited two years for her cancer diagnosis demonstrates the province's troubling family doctor short...
Apr 26, 2019
Move could shorten delay of assault trial for ex-Afghanistan hostage Boyle
OTTAWA - Joshua Boyle's lawyer sees a glimmer of hope that a dispute over evidence in his assault trial will be resolved quickly, leading to resumption of the former Afghanistan captive's&nb...
Apr 26, 2019
Biden says he didn't treat Hill badly
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says he doesn't think he mistreated Anita Hill in 1991, though he has said publicly he regrets how she was treated. During an interview on ABC'...
Apr 26, 2019
Toronto Wolfpack return home for long-awaited home opener at Lamport Stadium
TORONTO - Some 6 1/2 months after losing to London Broncos in the Million Pound Game, the Wolfpack are back in Toronto. Entire seasons have come and gone in the interim. The Maple Leafs have played 86...
Apr 26, 2019
Appeal of ruling suspends assault trial for ex-Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - The assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle will be delayed while the courts settle a dispute over whether evidence about consensual sexual activity with his w...
Apr 26, 2019
