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Tory senator signals plan to drop probe of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are expected to drop their bid to conduct an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Members of the Senate defence committee will meet later thi...
Jun 17, 2019
Ponoka RCMP continue to investigate fatal motorcycle crash
PONOKA- On June 13, RCMP responded to a serious two vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. Red Deer Traffic and Ponoka Integrated Traffic Unit attended to assist.At 1:25 p.m., a car was travelling ...
Jun 17, 2019
CSIS destroyed secret file on Pierre Trudeau, stunning historians
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives, The Canadian Press has learned. The Canadian Se...
Jun 17, 2019
Huge crowds gather in downtown Toronto for Raptors parade, rally
TORONTO - Jubilant Raptors fans decked out in the team's gear are jamming downtown Toronto this morning as they await the team's victory parade. Crowds packed the route and the square outsid...
Jun 17, 2019
After harsh Twitter exchanges, Senate will look at new social media policy
OTTAWA - An independent senator is on a mission to get members of Canada's upper house to stop being so nasty to each other on social media. Tony Dean says recent exchanges on Twitter involv...
Jun 17, 2019
In the news today, June 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, June 17 --- TORONTO SET TO MARK RAPTORS' WIN WITH PARADE Throngs of fans are expected to line the streets of Toronto today as the city celebrates it...
Jun 17, 2019
Victorious Raptors cancel their return to Toronto after becoming NBA champs
TORONTO - Some Raptors players returned to Toronto on Saturday night for the first time since their electrifying NBA championship win south of the border. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, w...
Jun 17, 2019
Trevor Harris, Eskimos open season with 32-25 win against Alouettes
EDMONTON - The Trevor Harris era in Edmonton started on a positive note. Kenny Stafford reeled in a pair of touchdown passes from Harris as the new-look Eskimos survived a scare to begin the seas...
Jun 16, 2019
Weekly Scoreboard: June 17-23, 2019
Alberta Football LeagueCentral Alberta Buccaneers (3-0)Week 5 - June 22 - vs. Cold Lake Fighter Jets >> 38-3 loss--Baseball Alberta Sunburst League - Senior AAARed Deer Riggers (3-4)June 17 - @ ...
Jun 16, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released from prison
HONG KONG - Joshua Wong, a leading figure in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement demonstrations, has been released from prison. Wong's release from the Lai Chi Kok Correctional Facility on Monday came ...
Jun 16, 2019