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California inmates sought in brazen courthouse escape
SAN FRANCISCO - Two men charged with tying up employees at gunpoint during a cellphone store robbery made a dramatic escape Monday from a suburban Silicon Valley courthouse, fleeing in a car waiting o...
Nov 06, 2017
Veteran skip Sherry Middaugh opens with victory at Road to the Roar
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Sherry Middaugh defeated Winnipeg’s Darcy Robertson 7-5 in the opening draw Monday at the Home Hardware Road to the Roar Pre-Trials curling competition at Credit Union Place...
Nov 06, 2017
Police officer acquitted in fatal traffic dispute shooting
NEW YORK - A New York City police officer charged with killing an unarmed man in an apparent road rage shooting was acquitted of murder and manslaughter on Monday. A Brooklyn jury returned the verdict...
Nov 06, 2017
UN condemns violence in Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to flee
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a statement Monday strongly condemning the violence that has caused more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh, a significant ...
Nov 06, 2017
Canadian Reds star Votto named National League MVP finalist
Joey Votto started the 2017 season unsure how his defensive game would stack up. Now that it’s over, the Cincinnati Reds first baseman and Canadian star says it was his defence that made him mos...
Nov 06, 2017
Giving Tuesday kicks off second year in Red Deer
Monday marked the launch of a campaign in Red Deer that aims to promote philanthropy and giving back to one’s community. From the FSCA offices in downtown Red Deer, Volunteer Central launched th...
Nov 06, 2017
MPs begin amending Access to Info bill, but many suggestions voted down
OTTAWA - MPs have amended the government’s much-criticized Access to Information bill by placing a check on plans to give federal agencies the power to refuse to process access requests. Members...
Nov 06, 2017
Police officially identify one of three victims in deadly Highway 400 crash
COOKSTOWN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police have identified one of the three victims of last week’s fiery pileup on a highway north of Toronto. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says 37-year-old Benjamin Dunn ...
Nov 06, 2017
New podcast focuses on 2 Klan killings in 1964 Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. - A new podcast examines the 1964 killings of two young black men by Ku Klux Klan members in Mississippi. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. released “Someone Knows Something: Dee an...
Nov 06, 2017
Air Force failed to submit Texas shooter's criminal history
WASHINGTON - The Air Force failed to report the accused Texas church shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI as required by Pentagon rules, officials said Monday. The lapse prompted th...
Nov 06, 2017