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October dates set for preliminary hearing in shipbuilding secrets case
OTTAWA - A preliminary hearing is set for October in the case of a public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million naval contract. Matthew Matchett, a suspended Public Service a...
Mar 19, 2019
Saskatchewan city to take another look at rejected group home proposal
WEYBURN, Canada - A Saskatchewan city council that voted against building a group home for disabled adults in an upscale neighbourhood is reconsidering the application. A statement from Weyburn’...
Mar 19, 2019
First Nations, cities support B.C.'s plan to require permits for pipelines
VANCOUVER - First Nations and cities that have seen costly and damaging oil spills are supporting British Columbia’s efforts to require permits for companies transporting hazardous substances th...
Mar 19, 2019
Study finds rise in millennial perfectionism, parents and social media blamed
HALIFAX - Millennials are more inclined to be perfectionists than previous generations, according to a new study that found a rise in perfectionism from 1990 to 2015. The study published in the Person...
Mar 19, 2019
Congress' inaction endangers black lung fund
COEBURN, Va. - Former coal miner John Robinson’s bills for black lung treatments run $4,000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being drained of money because of in...
Mar 19, 2019
RCMP say disappearance of B.C. cowboy Ben Tyner 'may involve criminality'
SURREY, B.C. - The case of a rancher who has been missing in British Columbia since January is being treated as a suspicious disappearance by the RCMP. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says members of the southea...
Mar 19, 2019
Man wanted for harassment and auto theft arrested in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB – A man who was wanted for alleged criminal harassment and auto theft has been arrested in southern Alberta. Police say Sha Biswakarma was taken into custody in Lethbridge early T...
Mar 19, 2019
A look at five political leaders who will campaign in Alberta's spring election
EDMONTON - Albertans are going to the polls in a spring election on April 16. Here’s a look at the leaders of the five parties that currently hold seats in the legislature: Derek Fildebrandt, Fr...
Mar 19, 2019
Pregnant asylum seeker rescued from snow trying to cross Manitoba border
WINNIPEG - A pregnant woman who walked across the United States border into Manitoba was rescued after she became trapped in a snowbank and appeared to go into labour. Emerson-Franklin Reeve Dave Carl...
Mar 19, 2019
Tyler Perry steps in to help 4 children of slain single mom
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - Less than a day after the family of a slain single mother of four launched a fundraising appeal, actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has lent his support. News outlets report Perry offer...
Mar 19, 2019