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Eckville man faces firearms and drug charges
SHERWOOD PARK- On April 11 Strathcona County RCMP conducted a high risk traffic stop as a result of a 911 complaint of a disturbance involving a firearm. At approximately 8:50 p.m., Mounties attended ...
Apr 18, 2019
Federal government extends Trans Mountain deadline to June 18
OTTAWA -The federal government says it is delaying its decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project until June 18 in order to wrap up consultations with Indigenous groups.The deadline is ...
Apr 18, 2019
Shared grief and memories make Notre Dame a unifier online
WARSAW, Poland - As foreign leaders expressed solidarity with France as it mourned the damage at Notre Dame Cathedral, people around the world shared their grief on social media along with unforgettab...
Apr 18, 2019
N.L. Tories apologize for using singer's 'Victory Song' without approval
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's Tory leader has opened his election campaign with an apology to one of the province's best-known musicians. Ches Crosbie apologized Thursday morning afte...
Apr 18, 2019
Vancouver police urge parents to talk to teens about risks at 4-20 pot event
VANCOUER, B.C. - Police in Vancouver are asking parents to have a "tough" conversation with their teenagers about the dangers associated with marijuana at a large unsanctioned 4-20 even...
Apr 18, 2019
More help arriving for mother who lost 7 children in Halifax house fire
HALIFAX - More relatives of Kawthar Barho are set to arrive in Canada Friday, exactly two months after a fast-moving Halifax house fire killed her seven children and left her husband ba...
Apr 18, 2019
Shooting victims in Penticton, B.C., remembered before vigil at city park
PENTICTON, B.C. - Family and friends are remembering neighbours who were gunned down in Penticton as the small city in British Columbia's south Okanagan held a vigil Wednesday for ...
Apr 18, 2019
Kremlin says Kim Jong Un will visit Russia this month
MOSCOW - The Kremlin says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia later this month. It said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April" on Russian ...
Apr 18, 2019
In the news today, April 18
Five stories in the news for Thursday, April 18 --- KENNEY'S 'TURN OFF TAPS' PLEDGE HEARD IN B.C. Jason Kenney's Alberta election victory sent ripples of enthusiasm and concern across Canada...
Apr 18, 2019
Gunmen kill 14 passengers on bus in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen ambushed a bus and killed 14 passengers after going through their ID cards and forcing them out on a highway in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan before dawn Thursday, o...
Apr 18, 2019