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Drug traffickers await sentencing
Two people charged in connection to a drug bust in Prince Albert last summer, have entered guilty pleas.Steven Geisler, 28, and Larry Dominique, 29, who both appeared in person at Prince Albert Provin...
Jan 22, 2020 (submitted photo/ Prince Albert Police Service)
Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge
MONTREAL - Disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conviction for fraud agains...
Jan 22, 2020
Canadian public health agencies ramping up preparations in response to new virus
Canadian public health agencies are ramping up preparations in response to a new viral illness that has killed 17 people in China and infected more than 400 people. The agencies say they are awai...
Jan 22, 2020
Former soldier, alleged neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews denied bail in U.S.
GREENBELT, Md. - Former Canadian army reservist and accused white supremacist Patrik Mathews was denied bail during an appearance in a U.S. court on Wednesday, where he is facing several firearms char...
Jan 22, 2020
Toronto FC signs 15-year-old Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty as homegrown player
Toronto FC has signed 15-year-old midfielder Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty as a homegrown player, making him the youngest player ever to sign with the first team. The native of Brampton, Ont., who turns 16 ...
Jan 22, 2020
Kyle Wiltjer combines message of equality with his love of fashion
Kyle Wiltjer was scribbling on his iPad on the team bus on the way to a basketball game in Greece a couple of years ago. Searching for a way to combine his love of fashion with a positive me...
Jan 22, 2020
Discredited conversion therapy banned in conservative Utah
SALT LAKE CITY - The discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children is now banned in Utah, making it the 19th state and one of the most conservative to prohibit it. Supporters navigated...
Jan 22, 2020
Poll suggests some don't think Canada should send troops to stop genocide
OTTAWA - A poll probing people's knowledge of the Holocaust has turned up a finding that suggests there are some in this country who believe Canada shouldn't intervene militarily if there was a g...
Jan 22, 2020
By the thousands, well-armed Americans peacefully defend right to bear arms
RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters - many decked out in full tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, others brandishing colonial-era symbols of American liberty - fl...
Jan 22, 2020
Failed residential school claim 'appalling,' highlights pattern, Angus says
OTTAWA - A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected for a fourth time - a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angus...
Jan 22, 2020
