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Fleeing suspects toss gun at police: RCMP
Three people have been charged after an incident north of Prince Albert involving a stolen vehicle that failed to stop for police and the subsequent seizure of a large quantity of crystal meth.The inc...
Dec 07, 2024
Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria's largest cities, opposition activists and a rebel...
Dec 07, 2024
Captain Christensen make Teddy Bears rain as Raiders down Hitmen
After suffering their first regulation loss in eight games against Red Deer earlier in the week, the Prince Albert Raiders had a tough task at hand when the Calgary Hitmen came to town Friday. In game...
Dec 07, 2024
Apiaries abuzz over ruling against widening cross-border trade in live honeybees
OTTAWA - The dismissal of a class-action lawsuit over rules governing the cross-border live bee trade is casting a spotlight on political division within Canada's beekeeping community. A federal judge...
Dec 07, 2024
Not just for your parents: Facebook's buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials
HALIFAX - A historic 400-kilogram anchor that was dragged up from the ocean floor off Cape St. Mary's in Newfoundland sits propped up against a tree in front of Tyler Stapleton's house. The two-metre-...
Dec 07, 2024
LGBTQ+ refugees languish as Kenyan government blocks Canadians from resettling them
NAIROBI - In a low-income neighbourhood on the outskirts of Nairobi, seven people gather in an air-conditioned home around a dinner table for a Ugandan stew of matoke bananas with peanut sauce. Like m...
Dec 07, 2024
An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in a Dutch city
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - An explosion and fire rocked a neighborhood in the Dutch city of The Hague early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to author...
Dec 07, 2024
An explosion has caused several injuries and damaged apartments in the Dutch capital
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - An explosion rocked a neighborhood in Dutch capital early Saturday, destroying several apartments and injuring multiple people, according to authorities. The cause of the...
Dec 07, 2024
Everton vs. Liverpool postponed because of bad weather
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool was postponed on Saturday because of adverse weather. The Premier League match was due to kick off at 12.30 p.m. U.K. time....
Dec 07, 2024
Polls open in general election in Ghana overshadowed by the worst economic crisis in a generation
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) - Polls opened in presidential and legislative elections in Ghana Saturday, poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. Some 18.7 mil...
Dec 07, 2024
