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Viking RCMP recover over $100,000 in stolen property
VIKING- On April 11, the Viking, Two Hills, Vegreville RCMP Detachments, (EADCRU), and K Division Auto Theft Unit executed a search warrant at a rural property near Bruce. Police located a “chop...
Apr 17, 2018
Calgary woman pleads guilty to criminal negligence in toddler's death
CALGARY – The operator of an unlicensed Calgary day home has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of an 18-month-old girl. An autopsy found Ceira McGrath was asphyxiated by th...
Apr 17, 2018
CARTOON 04-17-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 04-17-2018
Apr 17, 2018
Thousands remain without power in wake of weekend ice storm
TORONTO - Utility crews continued repairing severed power lines on Tuesday morning after a wild few days of rain, freezing rain, snow and strong wind across much of southern, central and eastern Ontar...
Apr 17, 2018
Egypt's mufti issues fatwa against buying Facebook 'likes'
CAIRO - Egypt’s top mufti has issued a fatwa, or a religious decree, saying that buying Facebook “likes” is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception. G...
Apr 17, 2018
Top EU court: Poland broke law by logging in pristine forest
WARSAW, Poland - The European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday that Poland violated environmental laws with its massive felling of trees in one of Europe’s last pristine forests. The rul...
Apr 17, 2018
In the news today, April 17
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, April 17 --- PM TRUDEAU TO ADDRESS FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will conclude his visit to France today before flying to London to meet...
Apr 17, 2018
Four Humboldt Broncos killed in bus crash mourned at Edmonton service
EDMONTON - They played hockey together, they lived their lives together and they died together. On Tuesday, they were also remembered together at a memorial service in Edmonton. Jaxon Joseph of Edmont...
Apr 17, 2018
Libraries fight digital divide by loaning internet access via Wi-Fi hotspots
TORONTO - Two years after running a pilot project to assess whether there was a demand for letting library users “borrow” internet access, the Toronto Public Library has decided the answer...
Apr 17, 2018
Trudeau addresses France's National Assembly, touts progressive common ground
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ventured into the heart of French democracy Tuesday in hopes of enlisting his hosts as progressive, like-minded defenders against the onslaught of global perils l...
Apr 17, 2018