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Meth, carfentanil and LSD seized in Drumheller traffic stop
Two people are facing charges after RCMP seized drugs from a van with stolen license plates during a traffic stop in Drumheller on April 28. Mounties say the plates were stolen out of Three Hills with...
Apr 30, 2018
Rugby sevens star Jen Kish calls it quits after sacrificing her body for Canada
TORONTO - After sacrificing her body for Canada for 13 years, Jen Kish called it quits Monday. The former Canadian rugby sevens skipper had planned to retire in July at the end of the season. But hip ...
Apr 30, 2018
Huge cruise ship with two-level go-kart track visits Halifax on maiden voyage
HALIFAX - The maiden voyage for one of the world’s largest cruise ships included a rain-drenched visit Monday to Halifax, where the 303-metre Norwegian Bliss showed off its most unusual entertai...
Apr 30, 2018
Grade 8 math scores climb across Canada, except in Ontario, report finds
TORONTO - Students in every province except Ontario improved their performance in math between 2010 and 2016, according to a report released Monday that examined the results of tests administered to e...
Apr 30, 2018
A Calgary 2026 Winter Olympic Games bid awaits a champion, or two
CALGARY - The success of a Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games will depend on its leader. With the deadline to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee just nine months awa...
Apr 30, 2018
Nova Scotia notifies police after new alleged breaches of website
HALIFAX - Eleven fresh instances of “unusual activity” on Nova Scotia’s freedom-of-information website were detected after a young man allegedly breached the site in early March, the...
Apr 30, 2018
'Best bros:' First Nation mourns three boys hit by vehicle in northern Manitoba
NELSON HOUSE, Man. - A small, tight-knit northern Manitoba First Nation was in mourning Monday after three boys who loved to play together and go ice fishing were struck and killed by an alleged drunk...
Apr 30, 2018
Quebec officials on high alert for flooding with rain, spring thaw
MONTREAL - Rainfall in southwestern Quebec and warmer weather expected later this week have officials keeping close tabs on potential springtime flooding in different parts of the province, civil auth...
Apr 30, 2018
Carbon tax would cut 90M tonnes of emissions by 2022, government projects
OTTAWA - The federal government’s carbon pricing plan could eliminate up to 90 million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2022 - but whether that actually happens still depends on what kind of carbon p...
Apr 30, 2018
Terra Life Sciences to start construction on 230,000 square-foot Medical Cannabis Facility in Olds
CALGARY- Terra Life Sciences will immediately begin construction on the second phase of the company’s medical cannabis cultivation operations following approval of the company’s developmen...
Apr 30, 2018