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P.A. family prepares to face another sad anniversary
Another year has passed and a Prince Albert woman says she is no closer to finding out who killed her younger brother.John Moses Bird, 49, was struck and killed by a vehicle April 3, 2011. At the time...
Mar 27, 2019 John Moses Bird. (submitted photo/Gloria Naytowhow)
Toronto Blue Jays prepared to be underestimated for upcoming 2019 season
MONTREAL - Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits who've counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. "It's one of those (teams) where people are underestimating the talent that we have a...
Mar 27, 2019
Street checks should be strictly limited - or banned outright, N.S. report says
HALIFAX - A new report on street checks and racial profiling by Halifax-area police has found they have a disproportionate and negative impact on the African Nova Scotia community, contributing t...
Mar 27, 2019
US trade gap falls 15 per cent to $51.1 billion in January
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit tumbled nearly 15 per cent in January as imports fell and exports rose. Shipments of American goods to China skidded to the lowest level in more than eight years as...
Mar 27, 2019
China ratchets up pressure on Canada by suspending another canola exporter
BEIJING - China says it suspended a second major Canadian canola exporter over alleged safety concerns as the diplomatic row between the two countries deepens further following the detention of a top ...
Mar 27, 2019
Chinese student Wanzhen Lu found safe after abduction Saturday:police
Chinese student Wanzhen Lu, who was violently taken from an underground parking garage in Markham, Ont., north of Toronto on Saturday, has been found safe and in good health. Const. Andy Pat...
Mar 27, 2019
In the news today, March 27
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, March 27 --- ABDUCTED CHINESE STUDENT WANZHEN LU FOUND SAFE Chinese student Wanzhen Lu, who was violently taken from an underground parking ...
Mar 27, 2019
Russia savors Mueller's report but expects tensions to stay
MOSCOW - Russia savored an "I told you so" moment Monday after special counsel Robert Mueller found no collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Moscow. Government officials also dismiss...
Mar 27, 2019
Chinese viewers balk at 'Bohemian Rhapsody' film censorship
BEIJING - A huge fan of rock legends Queen, Peng Yanzi rushed to see "Bohemian Rhapsody," the biopic about the band's late lead singer, Freddie Mercury, while he was travelling in Britain last October...
Mar 27, 2019
Calm appears to hold in Gaza despite exchange of fire
JERUSALEM - An unofficial cease-fire appeared to be holding Wednesday between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers despite limited exchanges of fire. Schools reopened in southern Israel and residents resume...
Mar 27, 2019
