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Northern cod stocks show steep decline in once plentiful fishing areas
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Northern cod stocks off Newfoundland suffered a steep decline over the last year, with Fisheries official finding the species has a lower survival rate and will likely continu...
Mar 23, 2018
Newfoundland police launch sex assault investigation into former RCMP doctor
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland police are investigating multiple sexual assault complaints against a former RCMP doctor, making it the third police force in the country to probe similar allegat...
Mar 23, 2018
Chamber of Commerce not impressed with Alberta budget
The 2018 Alberta Budget is nothing to celebrate from a small business perspective, says an official with the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce. Reg Warkentin says members aren’t feeling ...
Mar 23, 2018
Cab driver sues authorities for allegedly failing to protect him from suspected terrorist
TORONTO - An innocent cab driver caught up in a bomb blast as police closed in and killed a suspected terrorist in Strathroy, Ont., has filed a lawsuit against the RCMP and other authorities for the t...
Mar 23, 2018
Salem Never Burned Any Witches At The Stake
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Mar 23, 2018
Bone Mutations Found In Ata Boy Skeleton’s DNA
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! This Week [March 18-24th, 2018] A couple took an accidental photo together years before they met, a gorilla likes to keep his hands clean, and new evidence...
Mar 23, 2018
Mike The Headless Chicken Will Leave You Asking “What The Cluck?!”
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The Headless Chicken The idiom "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" is commonly used, alluding to the fact that the body of a chicken whos...
Mar 23, 2018
Veer: Some wins and some losses for Red Deer in Alberta Budget
The 2018 Alberta Budget is getting mixed reviews from The City of Red Deer, with officials describing it as including ‘Some wins and some losses.’ Mayor Tara Veer was positive about the th...
Mar 23, 2018
Police arrest suspect wanted in beating of autistic man in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police say they’ve arrested a suspect wanted in connection with the beating of an autistic man at a Mississauga Ont., bus station, but are still seeking two others. Peel regi...
Mar 23, 2018
'Melrose Place' actress faces 2nd re-sentencing for crash
NEWARK, N.J. - A former “Melrose Place” actress convicted in a fatal auto crash must return to court for a second re-sentencing. A New Jersey appeals court in 2016 ordered the first re-sen...
Mar 23, 2018