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'Everybody's baby:' Police, family reflect on disappearance of Tamra Keepness
REGINA - Retired police corporal Jim Pratt remembers standing on a road on the outskirts of Regina as a team of searchers walked through a yellow canola field. They were looking fo...
Jul 04, 2019

British singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran
TEHRAN, Iran - British soul singer Joss Stone says she was deported from Iran after arriving to perform a concert in the Islamic Republic. Posting on Instagram, Stone says in a video: "Well, we got to...
Jul 04, 2019

Independence Day filled with concerts, parades and politics
NEW YORK - The national holiday to mark America's birth as a country will be filled with parades, concerts, competitive eating and of course, fireworks. But Independence Day won't be free from politic...
Jul 03, 2019

Prime minister: Detained Australian leaves North Korea
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's prime minister says an Australian student has been released from detention in North Korea. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Parliament on Thursday that Alek Sigley ...
Jul 03, 2019

Multiple walls collapse in India monsoon rains, killing 31
MUMBAI, India - Heavy monsoon rains in western India caused at least four walls to collapse onto huts and city shanties, killing at least 31 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said Tuesda...
Jul 03, 2019

Trudeau expected to confirm federal funding for Montreal's metro extension
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to confirm on Thursday that the federal government will help finance Montreal's metro extension, multiple sources have told The Canadian Press. The...
Jul 03, 2019

Fajardo throws for 430 yards, Roughriders beat Argonauts in rain-delayed game
REGINA - Cody Fajardo's stock continues to rise, and with it so do the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Fajardo enjoyed his best game as a professional, both from a personal and team standpoint, in leading t...
Jul 03, 2019

Coroner probes death of Quebec senior who spent 36 hours on balcony
MONTREAL - The family of a 93-year-old Quebec woman who died after spending about 36 hours inert on her balcony at a seniors' residence wants to see better surveillance for the elderly in such establi...
Jul 03, 2019

Drury hits Blue Jays' third homer of Sale in 6-3 win over Red Sox
TORONTO - Brandon Drury hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and Jacob Waguespack pitched five-plus solid innings in his return to the majors as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Boston Red Sox 6-3 o...
Jul 03, 2019

Indigenous group says Trans Mountain bid could be ready next week
CALGARY - An Indigenous-led group says it will soon be ready to make a bid for majority ownership of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline currently owned by the federal government.The group, call...
Jul 03, 2019