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First Nations displaced by storm share concerns with Scheer campaign
WINNIPEG - Families forced to flee the Lake Manitoba First Nation are expressing frustration around evacuation efforts following a recent snowstorm that's left thousands of people in the province...
Oct 16, 2019

Repeat rent-dodger damages lives of N.S. landlords, brings call for system reforms
HALIFAX - A Halifax coffee shop owner says he's faced homelessness and despair as he tried for over four months to evict someone he called a "professional squatter." Jason Selby sa...
Oct 16, 2019

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin to receive honorary Doctor of Laws at U of L Fall Convocation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former Canadian prime minister will be at the University of Lethbridge Saturday, to receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the Fall 2019 Convocation.Paul Martin was the Li...
Oct 16, 2019 Paul Martin - Photo Courtesy: University of Lethbridge

Marineland to sell 5 belugas to U.S. facility for research and breeding
TORONTO - Marineland has applied for permits to sell five beluga whales to a U.S. facility that plans to use them for research and breeding, which is currently banned in Canad...
Oct 16, 2019

Prince William, Kate kick off five-day Pakistan tour
ISLAMABAD - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate kicked off a five-day tour of Pakistan on Tuesday amid much fanfare and tight security. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met with President Arif...
Oct 16, 2019

Bloc leader says Tories should have shown love to Quebec earlier in campaign
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says the recent Conservative push for votes in Quebec is too little too late as the prospect of a minority government looms. Blanchet ...
Oct 16, 2019

Bloc leader says Tories should have shown love to Quebec earlier in campaign
CANDIAC, Que. - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says the recent Conservative push for votes in Quebec is too little too late as the prospect of a minority government looms. Blanchet ...
Oct 16, 2019

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg in Edmonton Friday for climate strike
EDMONTON - Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is planning to be at the Alberta legislature Friday for a climate strike. Climate Justice Edmonton says the 16-year-old Stockholm student will join acti...
Oct 16, 2019

Officer who shot naked man found not guilty of murder
DECATUR, Ga. - A former Georgia police officer who fatally shot an unarmed, naked man was found not guilty of murder Monday but was convicted of aggravated assault and other charges that could send hi...
Oct 16, 2019

Inspirational coach John Herdman changing the face of Canadian soccer
TORONTO - In the days leading up to Canada's CONCACAF Nations League game with the U.S., Canadian coach John Herdman said his players didn't need him for motivation. A 34-year-winless run against the ...
Oct 16, 2019