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Questions raised about Nova Scotia pre-primary staffing weeks ahead of launch
HALIFAX - Hundreds of Nova Scotia families have registered for the promised expansion of pre-primary classes for four-year-olds, but there are still no firm numbers of trained staff available just wee...
Aug 17, 2017
P.E.I. police arrest nine men tied to Toronto-area Hells Angels chapter
CHARLOTTETOWN - Nine men affiliated with a Toronto-area Hells Angels chapter have been arrested by a new police task force targeting P.E.I.’s growing outlaw motorcycle gang presence. Police say ...
Aug 17, 2017
Shania Twain to tour next year, including shows in Edmonton
TORONTO – Shania Twain has announced plans for a 2018 tour. The Canadian country-pop superstar will first stop in Tacoma, Wash., on May 3 and will perform through the rest of the summer. The tou...
Aug 17, 2017
Redblacks, Ticats desperate for win while East playoffs are still in reach
OTTAWA - Despite their agonizing first third of the 2017 season, the Ottawa Redblacks can put themselves in playoff contention in the CFL East with a win at winless Hamilton on Friday. But with a desp...
Aug 17, 2017
Tug that rammed another left unattended at full speed: safety board
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board says a six-to-eight-second absence from the controls of a tug boat caused the sinking of another tug off the east coast of Vancouver Island. A safety b...
Aug 17, 2017
Canadian man sentenced to 20 years in prison for $130M drug ring
A Canadian man has been sentenced to 20 years in a U.S. federal prison for his role in a smuggling operation that sent more than $130 million worth of drugs between the United States and Canada. Prose...
Aug 17, 2017
Three U.S. children dead northeast of Calgary after SUV collides with truck
HANNA, Alta. - RCMP say three children who died when a semi-trailer truck collided with an SUV northeast of Calgary Wednesday were all from the United States. “The family is from Washington Stat...
Aug 17, 2017
Insults and put-downs: Outburst-prone former St. John's mayor wants job back
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Former St. John’s mayor Andy Wells says he’s milder now than that time he called his archrival “a stupid old woman.” It was the sort of biting put down...
Aug 17, 2017
Red Deer Public spending $300,000 to further lower school fees
Red Deer Public Schools is chipping in to lower school fees as much as possible for its families. The district is amending its budget to include an additional $300,000 toward lowering school fees. The...
Aug 17, 2017
No Canadians reported among dead or injured in Spain terror attack: Global Affairs
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says there are no reports of Canadians among those killed and injured in a terror attack in Barcelona. Someone drove a van into a crowd on the popular Las Ramblas touris...
Aug 17, 2017