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Terrorism charge against SUV driver in suburban Chicago mall
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - A man accused of driving an SUV through a suburban Chicago shopping mall was charged Sunday with a state terrorism and ordered held without bond. Police in Schaumburg said the Cook ...
Oct 01, 2019
US construction spending up slight 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending edged up a disappointing 0.1% in August as continued weakness in nonresidential construction offset the best gain in home building in nine months. The Commerce ...
Oct 01, 2019
Cozens named WHL Player of the Week
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Talk about making a statement return.Dylan Cozens, drafted by the NHL's Buffalo Sabres last June, was reassigned to the Lethbridge Hurricanes just last week and he's already racked up...
Oct 01, 2019 Dylan Cozens has been named the WHL On the Run Player of the Week (Photo supplied by the Western Hockey League)
Hearing to begin to determine if accused in Fredericton shootings fit for trial
FREDERICTON - Jury selection begins Monday at a hockey rink in Fredericton to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in August 2018 - is fit to stand trial. ...
Oct 01, 2019
When voters head to the polls in the West, many of them will be angry: experts
REGINA - A rising tide of western alienation may rally Conservative voters in Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of British Columbia, but political watchers say they don't expect it to make a big sp...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Regina Wascana
REGINA - Regina Wascana It's round two for the Conservatives, who are running the same candidate against longtime Liberal MP and cabinet minister Ralph Goodale. He's the lone Liberal in the ...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Regina Lewvan
REGINA - Regina Lewvan This urban seat in Regina is wide open as incumbent Erin Weir decided not to run again. Weir was elected to the House of Commons in 2015 as a rookie MP under the NDP banner, but...
Oct 01, 2019
Some facts and figures about the federal riding of Calgary Centre
CALGARY - Calgary Centre Liberal Kent Hehr, a former provincial legislature member, returns to try to win a second mandate as the federal representative for this central riding, which is comprised of ...
Oct 01, 2019
Jury selection continues for fitness hearing in Fredericton murder case
FREDERICTON - Jury selection continues today in the hearing to determine if a Fredericton man is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder. Matthew Raymond is accused of killing Frederi...
Oct 01, 2019
Cuba battles plague of giant snails
HAVANA - Silently and without pause, the giant African snail has been invading Cuba. With their shiny, brilliantly striped shells and bodies up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) long, the snails have becom...
Oct 01, 2019