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Singh says abolishing the Senate would see Canadians better represented
TORONTO - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says following through on his party's long-standing pledge to abolish the Senate would give Canadians better representation. Singh says senators represent the i...
Oct 15, 2019

Man found dead in Grande Prairie apartment
GRANDE PRAIRIE- RCMP say an autopsy on a body discovered in a Grande Prairie apartment over the weekend has determined the man was a homicide victim.Police have identified the man as 29-year-old Cody ...
Oct 15, 2019

Two people killed in crash near Bassano
BASSANO- Two Medicine Hat residents were killed in a collision outside of Bassano Friday afternoon.The 71-year-old man and 68-year-old woman were killed when their car they was hit by an SUV as it att...
Oct 15, 2019

IMF downgrades outlook for world economy; 2019 estimate for Canada unchanged
WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund is further downgrading its outlook for the world economy, predicting that growth this year will be the weakest since the 2008 financial crisis primarily be...
Oct 15, 2019

Mounties seize guns, drugs and cash in Drumheller bust
DRUMHELLER- RCMP seized guns, drugs and cash after a complaint from a resident lead Mounties to a Thanksgiving haul in Drumheller.After receiving the complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Friday, RCMP ...
Oct 15, 2019

Farrow details lack of enthusiasm at NBC for Weinstein story
NEW YORK - In reporter Ronan Farrow's account of his contentious divorce from NBC News, the more evidence he gathered on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconduct, the less enthusia...
Oct 15, 2019

Former WH aide: John Bolton called Giuliani a 'hand grenade'
WASHINGTON - Former national security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani's back-channel activities in Ukraine that he described President Donald Trump's personal lawyer as a "hand gre...
Oct 15, 2019

Lowe's Canada Heroes Campaign raises over $1.2 million
Boucherville, QC- From September 1 to 30, some 270 Lowe's, RONA, and Reno-Depot stores across the country raised funds to help a non-profit organization or public school of their choice-heroes in thei...
Oct 15, 2019

Trudeau plays defence in Maritimes today while Scheer fights for seats in Quebec
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is barnstorming New Brunwick and Nova Scotia today, while his Conservative rival Andrew Scheer does the same in Quebec. The difference is that Trudeau is spendin...
Oct 15, 2019

Re-elected Liberal government would stand up for abortion rights in NB: Trudeau
FREDERICTON - Justin Trudeau is promising that a re-elected Liberal government would come to the rescue of an abortion clinic in Fredericton that could be forced to close its doors without the support...
Oct 15, 2019