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Mounties to give update this week on deadly stabbing rampage in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Mounties are scheduled to give an update Thursday about what happened during a deadly mass stabbing in Saskatchewan last year. Eleven people were killed and 18 were injured on the James Smith...
Apr 24, 2023
Head of Alberta Energy Regulator declines to say when province told of oilsands leak
OTTAWA - The head of the Alberta Energy Regulator has declined to tell a parliamentary committee when the provincial government was informed of releases from an oilsands tailings pond. Laurie Pushor t...
Apr 24, 2023
Pakistani police say 2 blasts at facility in NW kill 7
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Two explosions Monday at a counterterrorism police facility in northwest Pakistan killed at least seven people and wounded 45, police said. Senior police officer Ataullah Kha...
Apr 24, 2023
Lethbridge woman charged in January fatal pedestrian collision
LETHBRIDGE - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged a woman in connection to a fatal pedestrian collision.On January 17, 2023, at around 3:00 p.m., police were called to the intersection of 2...
Apr 24, 2023
Hockey Nova Scotia appoints Mike Field as new executive director
HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia has a new executive director. Mike Field has been appointed to the position after serving as interim director since December, replacing Amy Walsh. A native of Truro, N.S.,...
Apr 24, 2023
Mob in Haiti capital burns to death 13 suspected gangsters
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A mob in the Haitian capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death with gasoline-soaked tires Monday after pulling the men from police custody at a traffic st...
Apr 24, 2023
Judge grants another eviction delay to Montreal homeless camp under highway
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge is extending an injunction until mid-June to protect a downtown homeless encampment under a Montreal highway. The Transport Department is trying to dismantle the campsite and...
Apr 24, 2023
House suspends after bill that recognizes Canadian artists fails to get a sponsor
OTTAWA - The House of Commons took an unplanned break this morning after no member of Parliament came forward to sponsor the legislation it was set to debate. The House was scheduled to tackle a bill ...
Apr 24, 2023
Transit association says more police, security needed on city buses, trains
OTTAWA - The Canadian Urban Transit Association says cities need to hire more security officers for public transit systems and give them more power to curb dangerous behaviour on trains and buses. The...
Apr 24, 2023
Canada's Jones, Laing earn pair of wins at world mixed doubles curling championship
GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada's Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing picked up a pair of wins on Monday at the world mixed doubles curling championship in South Korea. The duo defeated Italy's Stef...
Apr 24, 2023