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Man in Netherlands accused of sexual extortion involving Alberta teen
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in the Netherlands have arrested a man who is accused of sexually extorting a 14-year-old Lethbridge, Alta., boy online. Investigators in Alberta say the accused met the boy...
Jul 30, 2018
Quebec personalized licence plates: website up and running after crashing last week
MONTREAL - Quebecers have ordered more than 8,500 personalized licence plates since they became available last week, a spokesman for Quebec’s automobile insurance board said Monday. About 2,000 ...
Jul 30, 2018
Is it on the map? Liberals face hurdles with infrastructure transparency tool
OTTAWA - An online map laying out billions in infrastructure spending approved by the federal Liberals has yet to provide the full scope of funding towards new and upgraded bridges, roads and transit ...
Jul 30, 2018
Higher interest rates to hit younger, middle-income households: federal analysis
OTTAWA - Younger, middle-income households will be among those that feel the biggest financial sting from the Bank of Canada’s gradual move towards higher interest rates, says a newly released f...
Jul 30, 2018
Canadian-bred filly Wonder Gadot to run next in US$1.25-million Travers Stakes
After conquering the boys through two-thirds of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown, heralded filly Wonder Gadot will look to do the same south of the border. Trainer Mark Casse said Monday that Wonder Gado...
Jul 30, 2018
Winnipeg club board member resigns after Canadian Nationalist Party meeting
WINNIPEG - A cultural club in Winnipeg said one of its board members has agreed to resign after it hosted a meeting for the Canadian Nationalist Party over the weekend. The Belgian Club said in a stat...
Jul 30, 2018
Prosecutor featured in 'The Staircase' on Netflix has died
DURHAM, N.C. - One of the prosecutors who tried the infamous 2001 North Carolina killing featured in “The Staircase” documentary series has died. Police say Freda Black, a former Durham as...
Jul 30, 2018
A star for Calgary Flames and Canada, 'Iggy' retires after 20 NHL seasons
CALGARY - Jarome Iginla shed no tears, but generated laughs Monday as one of the NHL’s premiere power forwards closed the book on a 20-year career. The 41-year-old entertained a packed news conf...
Jul 30, 2018
Three dead after small plane bound for P.E.I. crashed in Maine
GREENVILLE, Maine - Police in Maine say three people have died after a small plane that departed from Pembroke, Ont., and was headed for Prince Edward Island crashed near a small airport. State police...
Jul 30, 2018
Who Was The Mysterious Leatherman?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The mysterious Leatherman became a celebrity of sorts in nineteenth-century America. He walked a 365-mile route between the Connecticut and Hudson rivers, ...
Jul 30, 2018