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Less than 20 per cent of long guns registered in Quebec ahead of Jan. 29 deadline
MONTREAL - Quebec’s attempt to establish a firearms registry is facing resistance, and with a January deadline looming, less than 20 per cent of the long guns believed to be in the province have...
Dec 21, 2018
Cardston RCMP charge woman with extortion, assault
CARDSTON - A 35-year-old woman from Moses Lake, Alta., is facing a number of charges after an investigation by RCMP in Cardston. On Dec. 18, police investigated alleged extortion and assault of an ind...
Dec 21, 2018
Canadian Jim Long loses in second round of world darts championships in London
LONDON - Dutch pro Benito van de Pas needed a 150 checkout to win a tiebreak and beat unheralded Canadian Jim Long 3-2 in the second round of the William Hill World Darts Championship on Friday. Van d...
Dec 21, 2018
More talk than action on increasing caribou protection: federal report
An Environment Canada report says that despite much talk on preserving caribou habitat, little progress has been made to close gaps in the protection of the threatened species. The agency says not muc...
Dec 21, 2018
Luongo dreams of another playoff run: 'I just want to get a taste of that'
TORONTO - His 39-year-old right knee wrapped in gauze for support, Roberto Luongo insists it’s all still worth it. The aches and pains, the amount of preparation needed just to step on the ice, ...
Dec 21, 2018
Manitoba First Nations denied injunction to stop split of junior hockey leagues
WINNIPEG - A judge has denied an injunction against the split of two Manitoba junior hockey leagues that some allege deliberately excluded Indigenous teams. Justice Herbert Rempel said he could not ru...
Dec 21, 2018
Michigan couple remarry after realizing 1st try wasn't legal
STANTON, Mich. - A Michigan couple learned that they broke the law when they wed two years ago, so they asked a judge to void the illegal marriage and then to do it all over again. Philip Timmer and T...
Dec 21, 2018
Mattis resignation not likely to damage Canada-U.S. security ties: experts
OTTAWA - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ decision to resign creates a void for Canada, says former Defence Minister Peter MacKay, because of Mattis’s deep understanding of Canada’...
Dec 21, 2018
UPDATED: West Nile Virus claims 15 birds at Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale
COALDALE – It's like the entire starting lineup and back-ups on a team have all been wiped out. One quarter of the birds, including eagles used in educational demonstrations have died at the Alb...
Dec 21, 2018
No US charges against Chinese billionaire in alleged assault
MINNEAPOLIS - Chinese billionaire Richard Liu will not face charges over a rape accusation by a Chinese woman studying in Minnesota because prosecutors said Friday they could not prove his guilt beyon...
Dec 21, 2018