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'Our babies are not safe:' March in Winnipeg for Tina Fontaine's family
WINNIPEG - Hundreds marched through the streets of Winnipeg a day after a jury acquitted a man accused of killing a 15-year-old Indigenous girl whose body, wrapped in a blanket and weighed down by roc...
Feb 23, 2018
New Brunswick mom makes appeal for help in teenager's suspicious disappearance
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick mother has issued an emotional appeal for her missing 17-year-old son, who last spoke to her more than seven months ago and whose disappearance is considered suspicious. ...
Feb 23, 2018
Ontario restaurant price hikes boost food inflation after minimum wage increase
Ontario restaurants hiking menu prices after the province raised its minimum wage this year were likely responsible for pushing January food inflation to its highest annualized increase in nearly two ...
Feb 23, 2018
Sajjan says military working to settle class action suits out of court
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching settlement talks for three proposed class-action lawsuits filed by former Canadian Forces members who say they experienced harassment and discrimination wh...
Feb 23, 2018
Defence chief promises to fix morale tours, plays down allegations of partying
OTTAWA - The military’s top general has promised to get to the bottom of what happened on a recent Team Canada tour, but says he has never heard of widespread problems with the morale-boosting t...
Feb 23, 2018
Grande Prairie Regional College gets degree-granting status
The Minister of Advanced Education has announced that the Grande Prairie Regional College is now eligible to grant university undergraduate degrees. When Marlin Schmidt released the information Thursd...
Feb 23, 2018
18 killed as 2 blasts, gunfire rock Somalia's capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Two car bomb blasts in Somalia’s capital killed at least 18 people on Friday and shattered a months-long period of calm in Mogadishu, which is often the target of attacks by...
Feb 23, 2018
Quebec City dumps 46 million litres of raw sewage into St. Lawrence River
Quebec City dumped about 46 million litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River over 12 hours in order to do scheduled maintenance work on a pumping station, the city said Friday. A spokesperson ...
Feb 23, 2018
Athlete of the Month for January - Mason Hamilton
Congratulations to Mason Hamilton, our January rdnewsNOW Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month. The Red Deer rookie snowboarder has taken to Canyon Ski Hill’s new Park and made it his own. The new bo...
Feb 23, 2018
Robbie Povey to start at fly half for Canada against Argentina XV
JUJUY, Argentina - Robbie Povey starts at fly half Saturday when visiting Canada takes on Argentina XV in the Americas Rugby Championship. The game at the Estadio 23 de Agosto is not considered an off...
Feb 23, 2018