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Police chief says refinery labour dispute holding city of Regina hostage
REGINA - Leaders in Saskatchewan are urging both sides in a labour dispute at an oil refinery to resume talks following comments by Regina's police chief that the escalating f...
Jan 21, 2020
Indigenous LNG supporters chide human rights advocates over pipeline comments
BURNS LAKE, B.C. - A collective of First Nations who support the liquefied natural gas industry in British Columbia say human rights advocates failed to do their research when they called for a p...
Jan 21, 2020
Police look for owner of ice-covered boat found on B.C.'s Okanagan Lake
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A photo of a sail boat covered in icicles has been released by police in West Kelowna, B.C., in the hope of finding its owner. The RCMP say the sailboat was found leaning aga...
Jan 21, 2020
In The Rings: One-two-three punch sets up women's curling showdown in Manitoba
Perennial curling powerhouse Manitoba will be well represented at next month's Scotties Tournament of Hearts with three teams from the province essentially guaranteed to play ...
Jan 21, 2020
Premier Kenney says province may close or relocate supervised consumption sites
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says it's possible the province could close or relocate supervised drug consumption sites.The United Conservative government appointed a panel last summer to...
Jan 21, 2020 Lethbridge's supervised consumption site. (Lethbridge News Now)
Alberta premier wants federal government to do more about opioid imports
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Ottawa needs to do more to clamp down on opioid drug imports from places such as China. Jason Kenney says the Liberal government made a big mistake when it a...
Jan 21, 2020
Would-be Conservative leaders jockey for support as Charest bows out
OTTAWA - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest's decision to bow out of the Conservative leadership race is a turning point in a contest expected to heat up throughout the week as the party prepares for ...
Jan 21, 2020
"Fair Deal Panel" coming to Fort Macleod February 6
FORT MACLEOD, AB - Residents of Fort Macleod can have their say on what a fair deal looks like for Alberta.The Fair Deal Panel has already made numerous stops across the province, including one in Let...
Jan 21, 2020 Welcome to Fort Macleod sign. (Lethbridge News Now)
Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 21, 2020
2 more Puerto Rico officials fired after warehouse break-in
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Gov. Wanda Vzquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico's housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled with emergency supplies ...
Jan 21, 2020