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RCMP officers recognized N.S. gunman after pulling up at gas pump next to him
HALIFAX - A new report from an independent police watchdog reveals that the April 19 fatal shooting of the Nova Scotia mass killer occurred after two RCMP officers happened to pull up at a gas pump ne...
Dec 17, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 17
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
Dec 17, 2020
Raptors borrow from bubble, turn ballroom into "awesome" practice facility
There's a large framed photo of Nick Nurse performing on stage with the Arkells hanging in his new glass-walled office at Tampa's JW Marriott. It's one of the many touches of home the displaced Raptor...
Dec 17, 2020
Justice, public safety ministers discuss need for anti-racism training
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says a need for anti-racism training for all people working in the criminal justice system was a focus of conversation with his counterparts from across the ...
Dec 17, 2020
County council approves lower speed limit for Poplar Ridge Estates
A safer neighbourhood is the goal behind Red Deer County council's approval this week of a bylaw lowering the speed limit in the Poplar Ridge Estates subdivision west of Red Deer.The bylaw approval on...
Dec 17, 2020
US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus
WASHINGTON - A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday. The Bureau of Prisons no...
Dec 17, 2020
Lowry's adjusted to playing in Tampa, but says COVID-19 inevitable among players
Despite the countless precautions the NBA has put into place ahead of this bizarre season, include twice-daily testing, Kyle Lowry said it's virtually a given that players will contract COVID-19. And ...
Dec 17, 2020
Hot spot: California hospitals buckle as virus cases surge
LOS ANGELES - Hospitals across California have all but run out of intensive care beds for COVID-19 patients, ambulances are backing up outside emergency rooms, and tents for triaging the sick are goin...
Dec 17, 2020
Coalition Avenir Quebec member out of caucus for not following COVID-19 rules at bar
QUEBEC - A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party is temporarily out of caucus after a video surfaced of him breaking COVID-19 rules at a holiday gathering. In a statement released by t...
Dec 17, 2020
Senator links drug used in botched U.S. lethal injections to assisted death in Canada
OTTAWA - A Conservative senator is questioning why a drug blamed for botched executions in the United States is being used to provide medical assistance in dying in Canada.Sen. Michael MacDonald says ...
Dec 17, 2020