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AP sources: Jeff Sessions to announce Alabama Senate bid
WASHINGTON - Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions will announce that he is entering the race for his old U.S. Senate seat in Alabama, two Republicans with direct knowledge of his plans said Wednesday...
Nov 06, 2019
Provincial police teaming up with Montreal force to battle organized crime
MONTREAL - Quebec and Montreal police are announcing the creation of a permanent mixed squad dedicated to investigating murders linked to organized crime. Investigators from the Montreal police w...
Nov 06, 2019
Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's governance to the anti-corruption p...
Nov 06, 2019
Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37
MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...
Nov 06, 2019
Town of Rocky and Clearwater County both looking for ways to recoup unpaid property taxes
Clearwater County recently held a land auction on November 1 in an attempt to recoup financial losses due to unpaid property taxes. The properties did not end up selling.The Town of Rocky Mountain Hou...
Nov 06, 2019
Sherwood Park family killed in African car crash
EDMONTON- A Sherwood Park family has been killed in a car crash in southern Africa.Relatives say Melissa and Brendan Perrott and their two children, Evelyn and Colton, died Sunday near Bulembu, Swazil...
Nov 06, 2019 Brendan and Melissa Perrott, along with their two children, Evelyn (5) and Colton (3), were killed in a traffic collision in South Africa on Nov. 3, 2019, according to family and friends. (Photo: GoFundMe)
Lawyer for hotel owners says Vancouver risks litigation with $1 expropriation
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the owners of two dilapidated hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside says the city is exposing itself to considerable litigation risk by seeking to expropriate the prope...
Nov 06, 2019
Province announces plan to tackle rural crime
"We are sending a strong signal to rural Albertans who have been victimized for far too long. We have listened to you. We have heard you. And we are standing with you."Those were the words of Justice ...
Nov 06, 2019 Ministers Jason Nixon, Rick Wilson and Doug Schweitzer announced further steps to combat rural crime, which includes expanded authorities and roles for Government of Alberta peace officers from the Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Branch, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Branch and the Alberta Sheriffs. (Photo: Government of Alberta)
Five people sent to hospital after multi-vehicle crash south of Sexsmith
RCMP, EMS and Fire continue to investigate after a multi-vehicle collision blocked both southbound and northbound lanes on Highway 2, north of Highway 672 this morning.Both lanes were re-opened at aro...
Nov 06, 2019 A look south on Highway 2, just south of Sexsmith from earlier Wednesday (Photo: Liam Verster via everythingGP)
Missing: Jerrold Doll, 47, of Innisfail
Nov. 7: Innisfail RCMP advise that Jerrold Doll has been located and are thanking the public for their assistance.
Nov 06, 2019 Jerrold Doll