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Mother of newborn sought help for addiction, admitted to drug use: documents
WINNIPEG - The mother of a newborn seen in a social media video being taken away by police in hospital had told social workers she’d unsuccessfully been treated for addiction, had used cocaine d...
Feb 06, 2019
'Lives are changed forever:' Outpouring for families of B.C. train crash victims
CALGARY - A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I...
Feb 06, 2019
Zero fee tuition program launching in Drayton Valley
The Town of Drayton Valley has created a tremendous opportunity for students interested in a post-secondary education. A "Zero Fee Tuition Pilot Program" is available at the Clean Energy Technology Ce...
Feb 06, 2019
New video shows late activist pleading for change to assisted dying rules
HALIFAX - A new national campaign is honouring a Halifax woman who ended her life with medical assistance - and lobbying the federal government to amend Canada’s assisted dying rules. Audrey Par...
Feb 06, 2019
Trump to meet with Colombian president later this month
WASHINGTON - The president of Colombia will be travelling to Washington and meeting with President Donald Trump later this month. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders says Trump and first lady Me...
Feb 06, 2019
Hundreds of ex-slaves in Libya coming to Canada one year after UN request
OTTAWA - More than a year after the United Nations asked countries to take in refugees living in slavery in Libya, Canada has begun resettling hundreds of them, the UN and the federal government said ...
Feb 06, 2019
Ceci hosting telephone town halls for Budget 2019
Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci is hosting two telephone town halls to gather feedback for the next provincial budget. The first is taking place today for residents in northern Alberta starting at 6...
Feb 06, 2019
CFL secures partnership with the Austrian American Football Federation
VIENNA - Add the Austrian Football Federation to the CFL’s ever-increasing list of international partners. The CFL announced Wednesday that it has secured a partnership with the AAFF that will s...
Feb 06, 2019
Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia's leaders
RICHMOND, Va. - With Virginia’s top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the racial an...
Feb 06, 2019
Marner and his agent say they are on good terms with Leafs but talks on hold
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner is known for his slick passes on the ice. But on Wednesday morning, he was playing some defence with the media. Entering the season, Maple Leafs general manage...
Feb 06, 2019