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How investigators cracked an alleged business immigration scam on P.E.I.
It started with a fancy watch nabbed at Halifax’s international airport. But newly released search warrants have revealed the intricate sleuthing that led immigration officials to dive deeply in...
May 9, 2018
Rocky RCMP Weekly Report: May 4th – May 8th
On May 4th at 9:27 a.m. police received a report of an abandoned damaged pickup truck on Sunchild First Nation. The Interior had been burned and the tires were missing. It was concluded the vehicle ha...
May 9, 2018
UBC quarterback O'Connor to be a person of interest for CFL, NFL this season
Michael O’Connor will be a centre of attention this season. The University of British Columbia quarterback is already getting a hard look this week in Quebec City as he prepares for the East-Wes...
May 9, 2018
New campaign to find 10-year-old Montreal boy missing for nearly two months
MONTREAL - The parents of a 10-year-old Montreal boy who has been missing for almost two months are launching a new effort to find him. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou’s parents told a news conference tod...
May 9, 2018
Man City sets Premier League record for points, goals, wins
MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City set the Premier League record for most points, most goals and most wins in a single season by beating Brighton 3-1 on Wednesday. City moved onto 97 points, two mo...
May 9, 2018
Canadian NAFTA concern: North American auto production tied up in red tape
WASHINGTON - Canada is voicing concerns heard from car companies that some of the rules being considered during the NAFTA negotiations could prove damaging to one of this continent’s biggest ind...
May 9, 2018
Canadian Jenkins reminisces on near no-hitter after Paxton's feat
Fergie Jenkins didn’t watch fellow Canadian James Paxton’s no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night. But when he read about the Seattle Mariners left-hander’s dominan...
May 9, 2018
Central bank raises key metric used to determine mortgage eligibility
TORONTO - The bar is now higher for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages in Canada after the central bank raised a key metric used in stress tests that determine borrowers’ eligibility. The Bank ...
May 9, 2018
N.S. man charged with sexual assault against children spanning two decades
PETIT-DE-GRAT, N.S. - A 90-year-old Nova Scotia man has been charged with multiple historical sexual offences against children spanning two decades. Delmore Boudreau of Petit-de-Grat has been charged ...
May 9, 2018
Red Deer County grappling with animal control issues
Red Deer County council finds itself in a quandary involving barnyard animals. Amendments have been proposed to the County's Animal Control Bylaw which would limit the number of furry and feathered co...
May 9, 2018