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ALERT investigation leads to seizure of weapons and drugs in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE – A 28-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with numerous offences following a joint investigation between ALERT and the Lethbridge Police Service that led to the seizure of a...
Apr 18, 2018
Buffy Sainte-Marie urges patience, empathy on road to reconciliation
HALIFAX - The road to reconciliation must include empathy and patience from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, famed Aboriginal singer-activist Buffy Sainte-Marie said Tuesday as she touched o...
Apr 18, 2018
'It's just really strange': Who is beheading the parking meters of St. John's?
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - In Washington, D.C., it was the fabled meter massacre back in the mid-1990s. In 2012, a man from the Bronx was accused of using super glue to thwart paid parking. In Chicago, ...
Apr 18, 2018
Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future
HAVANA - Raul Castro turned over Cuba’s presidency Thursday to a 57-year-old successor he said would hold power until 2031, a plan that would place the state the Castro brothers founded and rule...
Apr 18, 2018
Workers at some 60 daycare centres in Quebec begin 2-day strike
MONTREAL - About 60 daycare centers in Montreal and Laval will be closed today and Thursday due to a strike. About 6,000 children are affected by the walkout, which also includes about a dozen daycare...
Apr 18, 2018
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and 'Black Panther'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots Wednesday evening as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saud...
Apr 18, 2018
Canadian drug mule sentenced in Australia for cocaine cruise
CANBERRA, Australia - A Canadian drug mule broke down in tears in an Australian court on Wednesday when she was sentenced to eight years in prison for her part in an attempt to smuggle cocaine worth $...
Apr 18, 2018
CARTOON 04-18-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 04-18-2018
Apr 18, 2018
Pope meets father of British toddler at centre of battle
VATICAN CITY - The father of a terminally ill British toddler met Wednesday with Pope Francis and begged him to make another bid for his son’s life, after an appeals court ruled that the child c...
Apr 18, 2018
Swede found guilty of rape based on online interactions has convictions upgraded
Swedish courts that found a man guilty of sex crimes against young girls in Canada and around the world based solely on the nature of his online interactions with them have set a bold new precedent by...
Apr 18, 2018