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Conviction, sentence upheld for cop who crashed doing 178 km/h in a 50 zone
TORONTO - A police officer who crashed after driving at 178 kilometres an hour in a 50 zone while responding to an emergency had his dangerous driving conviction and licence suspension upheld on Frida...
Mar 23, 2018
UPDATE: Red Deer man facing firearms, stolen property charges due in court next month
A local man arrested after Red Deer RCMP seized dozens of firearms and stolen goods from a north end storage locker and a home in Highland Green last year will be back in court next month. Mounties re...
Mar 23, 2018
Police say Ex-Raider Aldon Smith violated restraining order
SAN FRANCISCO - Former Oakland Raiders player Aldon Smith has surrendered to police on charges he violated a domestic violence restraining order. San Francisco police say the 28-year-old Smith turned ...
Mar 23, 2018
Wild Rose School Division updates Capital Plan
Wild Rose School Division is out with its updated 2019-2022 Capital Plan. Topping the division's wish list is the corridor plan consisting of the demolition of David Thompson High School, remediation ...
Mar 23, 2018
Craigslist closes personals sections in US, cites measure
SAN FRANCISCO - Americans looking for love or companionship on Craigslist can’t make a connection. The classified ads site on Friday has taken its personals section offline in the United States....
Mar 23, 2018
U.S. sets May 1 tariff threat on Canada, Mexico amid rush to get quick NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The United States has just applied additional pressure in its rush to get a new NAFTA agreement within several weeks, establishing a May 1 deadline, after which Canada and Mexico would fa...
Mar 23, 2018
Spell out fine details about Mali peacekeeping mission, Liberal government urged
OTTAWA - Diplomats from some of Canada’s closest allies are quietly expressing frustration with how the Trudeau government handled this week’s announcement that it plans to send military h...
Mar 23, 2018
Blue Jays Axford credits Halladay with change in approach on mound
DUNEDIN, Fla. - John Axford was struggling through single-A in 2009 when the Milwaukee Brewers made a suggestion that changed his career path. “Be like Roy Halladay,” Axford, then 26, was ...
Mar 23, 2018
What's next for Peru after president's resignation
LIMA, Peru - After months of political upheaval in Peru, congress has accepted the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and a heretofore-little-known former governor has been sworn in as pre...
Mar 23, 2018
City of Montreal to hit drivers with increased parking, traffic fines
MONTREAL - Amid ongoing debate over the place of the automobile in urban centres, the City of Montreal has announced it is following through on a plan to boost fines for parking and traffic violations...
Mar 23, 2018