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Charge dropped against aspiring Bloc candidate who confronted Trudeau
MONTREAL - The Crown has withdrawn a charge of obstructing a peace officer against an aspiring Bloc Quebecois candidate who confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a public eve...
Feb 09, 2019
Wild week for Canadian NBA player Stauskas continues ahead of trade deadline
It's been a wild week for Canadian NBA player Nik Stauskas, and it might not be over yet. A person familiar with the negotiations says Stauskas and Wade Baldwin have been traded from the Houston ...
Feb 09, 2019
Town tortured by stench of fermenting seafood wafting from abandoned factory
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland town is being tormented by the unbearable smell of seafood sauce left to ferment in large vats when a factory was abandoned more than a decade ago. The owner abandone...
Feb 09, 2019
B.C. wants federal action after 1,500 deaths from illicit overdoses last year
VICTORIA - British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister has joined health officials to call for a safer drug supply to fight the rising overdose death toll while urging the federal governm...
Feb 09, 2019
Prairie Women on Snowmobiles arrive in Prince Albert
A recent string of freezing temperatures couldn't stop the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles from riding into Prince Albert on schedule yesterday.The group of 10 women rode across Saskatchewan on a six-day...
Feb 09, 2019
Ottawa announces 2019 measures to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales
SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Ottawa has announced measures aimed at protecting North Atlantic right whales, finessing rules that officials say helped prevent any known deaths of the endangered mammals last ...
Feb 09, 2019
Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalizes his 2019 coaching staff
Toronto Argonauts head coach Corey Chamblin finalized his staff Thursday. The Argos unveiled Chamblin's staff that includes the CFL return of Jacques Chapdelaine as offensive co-ordinator and quarterb...
Feb 09, 2019
Raptors centre Jonas Valanciunas ready to return from dislocated thumb
ATLANTA - The Toronto Raptors have confirmed that centre Jonas Valanciunas is ready to return to action after missing nearly two months with a dislocated left thumb. The Raptors posted a picture of Va...
Feb 09, 2019
P.A. Police respond to serious assault
Prince Albert Police are looking for information after a serious assault early Friday morning.Police were called to the 200 block of 12th Street East at around 1:15 a.m. for reports of an intoxicated ...
Feb 09, 2019
Three dead after fire breaks out at apartment building in Longueuil, Que.
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Officials say three members of the same family died and 11 others were injured after a fire broke out in an apartment in Longueuil, Que. The fire broke out in an apartment build...
Feb 09, 2019
