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Latest officer death heartbreaking, but expert says recent police deaths not a trend
OTTAWA - The death of Ontario Provincial Police Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala Tuesday marks the sixth police death in Canada since September, but an expert is warning the numbers do not represent a trend...
Dec 28, 2022
Canadian skier James Crawford second in World Cup downhill
BORMIO, Italy - Canadian skier James Crawford raced to a second-place finish on one of the world's most demanding courses to reach the podium in the final World Cup downhill of 2022. Crawford, from To...
Dec 28, 2022
Former Toronto FC fullback Domenico Criscito resurfaces in Italy with Genoa
Veteran defender Domenico Criscito, who announced his retirement from Toronto FC in mid-November, has resurfaced with his former club Genoa in Italy. Criscito, who turns 36 on Friday, joined the MLS t...
Dec 28, 2022
Austrian world junior coach Kirk Furey back home in Nova Scotia: 'A dream come true'
HALIFAX - Kirk Furey boarded a plane at age 16 with the knowledge his hockey journey - his dream - would likely take him far from home. Nearly three decades later, that path through leagues on both si...
Dec 28, 2022
Wetaskiwin RCMP seek assistance to locate missing youths
The Wetaskiwin RCMP are asking for the public's assistance to locate two missing young boys. They say the two youths, 14-year-old Theron Littlechild and 13-year-old Nazareth Bull, were last seen on De...
Dec 28, 2022
MISSING: James Nanook Hackman, 25, of Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating 25-year-old James Nanook Hackman, a resident of Wetaskiwin. Mounties say Hackman was last seen in person in the afternoon on Dec.23, 2022 in W...
Dec 28, 2022
Recent arrests tied to spate of robberies and other crimes in Quebec City: police
Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days. Police arrested five pe...
Dec 28, 2022
Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Army says his force is facing more demands at home and in Europe even as the number of soldiers under his command continues to shrink. Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul says the sque...
Dec 28, 2022
Judge orders another long prison term in Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. Barry Croft Jr. was the fourt...
Dec 28, 2022
11-car derailment hampering travel on Highway 3 near Taber
TABER, AB - Travel on Highway 3 just east of Taber is restricted to a single lane, after the derailment of some cars on a CP freight train early this morning.11 rail cars were reported to have deraile...
Dec 28, 2022