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5 stabbed in supermarket attack in Italy, one killed
MILAN (AP) - A man armed with a knife stabbed five people Thursday inside a shopping center south of the Italian city of Milan, killing one person, Italian media reported. Police arrested a 46-year-ol...
Oct 27, 2022
Federal deficit for previous fiscal year comes in lower than anticipated in budget
OTTAWA - Annual financial statements show the federal deficit for the previous fiscal year was $23.6 billion lower than the projected in the spring budget. According to public accounts documents relea...
Oct 27, 2022
Better Way Tour hits Red Deer tonight
The Better Way Tour is in Red Deer Thursday night.A partnership between the Alberta Federation of Labour, Public Interest Alberta, Parkland Institute, and Friends of Medicare, the Better Way Tour aims...
Oct 27, 2022
Second suspect arrested in missing Wetaskiwin man's death
UPDATE, Oct. 28, 2022:Wetaskiwin RCMP say Cashtin Joseph, 27, and Stanley Howse, 49, both residents of Wetaskiwin, have been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of Brian Dupe, 6...
Oct 27, 2022
Veteran Rhymes has enjoyed career-best CFL campaign with B.C. Lions
Any other year, Dominic Rhymes would be the B.C. Lions' nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award. The veteran receiver has posted career highs in catches (82), receiving yards (1,346) and touchd...
Oct 27, 2022
Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada
OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...
Oct 27, 2022
Was the Emergencies Act needed to stop convoy blockades? What the inquiry has heard
OTTAWA - The public inquiry examining the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters from Ottawa streets and several border crossings in February is tasked wi...
Oct 27, 2022
OPP head defends comments that 'Freedom Convoy' was national security threat
OTTAWA - The head of the Ontario Provincial Police is defending comments he made about the "Freedom Convoy" posing a threat to Canada's national security. Thomas Carrique told members of Parliament in...
Oct 27, 2022
Research shows substantial drop in wolverine numbers in western Canada, says conservation group
New research shows wolverine numbers in Canada's Rocky Mountain national parks are declining, highlighting a need to think beyond protected areas to help the species thrive in a changing climate. That...
Oct 27, 2022
Two-time Silver Slugger winners Hernandez, Springer among Blue Jays' nominees
TORONTO - Outfielders Teoscar Hernandez and George Springer are two of six Toronto Blue Jays named as finalists for Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger award. Both are two-time winners of the award...
Oct 27, 2022