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Halifax ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Navy's worst peacetime accident
HALIFAX - A ceremony was held today to commemorate the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy, which happened 50 years ago in seas off England. An explosion ...
Oct 23, 2019
'Everything is interrelated:' Scientists write family tree for tree of life
Scientists have written the family tree for the tree of life. Researchers from around the world and several Canadian universities say it's taken nine years of work to analyze the genetics of 1,100 pla...
Oct 23, 2019
Former Ottawa Rough Riders head coach George Brancato dead at age 88
OTTAWA - George Brancato, who won Grey Cups with the Ottawa Rough Riders as a player, assistant coach and head coach, has died. He was 88. The Redblacks, Ottawa's current CFL team, confirmed...
Oct 23, 2019
Innisfail man arrested for stolen vehicle, property near Ponoka
Mounties in Ponoka have charged an Innisfail man following a complaint of a suspicious vehicle that occurred on October 19.At 9:55 a.m., Ponoka RCMP responded to a 911 call of a suspicious S.U.V. stuc...
Oct 23, 2019
Upstart People's Party had little impact on election results: Analysis
OTTAWA - Conservatives worried the upstart People's Party of Canada would result in a vote-split on the right can rest a little easier. A riding-by-riding analysis by The Canadian Press shows while th...
Oct 23, 2019
Feral cats roaming N.L. island face uncertain future as humans prepare exit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Animal lovers in Newfoundland and Labrador are seeking help for dozens of feral cats facing an uncertain future as the humans in the small town where they p...
Oct 23, 2019
Closing arguments: Crown says accused in Edmonton attack meant to cause chaos
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of stabbing an Edmonton police officer and striking four pedestrians with a van went to extraordinary lengths to cause as much "chaos, destruction and ...
Oct 23, 2019
Police investigate after man, two children found dead in apparent murder suicide
Montreal police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of two children and their father as an apparent double murder followed by a suicide. Police say a woman phoned 911 just after 9 p.m. ...
Oct 23, 2019
Three charged in connection with protest outside PPC event in Hamilton
Three people have been charged in connection with a protest outside an event featuring People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier in Hamilton last month, including a man whose famil...
Oct 23, 2019
Ottawa Senators place forwards Colin White and Artem Anisimov on injured reserve
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have placed forwards Colin White and Artem Anisimov on injured reserve, the club announced Wednesday. White will miss three to five weeks with a sore hip flexor/groin, whi...
Oct 23, 2019