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'Nothing surprises us anymore:' U.S. border officials find brain in package
PORT HURON, Mich. - Unusual packages turn up at border crossings every now and then, a U.S. border official said Thursday, but it was still strange for officers to find a human brain in a shipmen...
Feb 22, 2020

Ontario Tories hold annual policy convention amid union protests
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Labour activists plan to hold a demonstration outside of the Ontario Progressive Conservative convention today to protest cuts made by Premier Doug Ford's governme...
Feb 22, 2020

SARS lessons help Canada prep for COVID-19, but hospital capacity a worry
OTTAWA - Canadian medical experts say the country's already overstretched emergency rooms would find it difficult to cope if a true outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, were to take hold in...
Feb 22, 2020

University of Michigan officials told of abuse decades ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - University of Michigan officials were warned more than four decades ago that one of its doctors was fondling patients during medical exams, but he continued working there despite a ...
Feb 22, 2020

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: B.C.'s indigenous relations minister says the events in Wet'suwet'en territory over th...
Feb 22, 2020

Top court decision releases documents to be used in lawsuit against N.S. premier
HALIFAX - A former Crown lawyer plans to proceed with a libel suit against Nova Scotia's premier, armed with newly released documents that shed light on how he was told to litigate...
Feb 22, 2020

Traffic disruption on 40 Avenue and 19 Street next weekend
Motorists should be aware of a multi-day road closure in southeast Red Deer. Partial lane closures are in effect on 40 avenue from Ironside street to 19 street until 5:00 p.m. on February 29. The clos...
Feb 22, 2020

2010 leader John Furlong urges Vancouver to bid for 2030 Winter Games
While Vancouver celebrates the 10th anniversary of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, the man who co-led the bid and headed the organizing committee wants the city to do...
Feb 22, 2020

Local scholarship offers kids a chance at the performing arts
A local scholarship aimed at offering families the chance to enroll their children in music or dance lessons is growing stronger each year.That according to Christine Slaymaker, director/owner of Danc...
Feb 22, 2020 (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Eyes on police after Trudeau orders blockades torn down, injunctions enforced
All eyes are on Canadian police forces now that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes must come down. A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chi...
Feb 22, 2020