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Two people dead, seven others injured in Alberta crash
CALGARY – Two people are dead and seven others are in hospital following a crash involving an SUV and a minivan in south-central Alberta on Monday. Strathmore RCMP say it happened at about 5 p.m...
Jul 04, 2017
It's going to be hot, so be ready for it!
This week is shaping up to be a scorcher in central and southern Alberta. Environment Canada is forecasting highs between 26 to 32 degrees through Sunday. Thunderstorms are expected Tuesday afternoon ...
Jul 04, 2017
PM Trudeau and Irish Taoiseach tout benefits of CETA at Dublin meetings
DUBLIN - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaning on Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar to help convince his European counterparts to give the go-ahead to the Canada-Europe free trade agreement. The wi...
Jul 04, 2017
Dead fin whale spotted floating off P.E.I., cause of death not known
CHARLOTTETOWN - A dead fin whale has been spotted floating in waters off P.E.I. Federal Fisheries officials say the carcass was seen during a recent aerial survey east of the Island. They say the caus...
Jul 04, 2017
CARTOON 07-04-2017
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 07-04-2017
Jul 04, 2017
RCMP hosts workshop that teaches other police how to train dogs to find fentanyl
INNISFAIL, Alta. - A workshop at the RCMP’s dog training centre in Alberta has attracted officers and animals from police forces across the continent eager to see the centre’s pioneering w...
Jul 04, 2017
Influential, misinformed Canadian media hurts China-Canada relations: envoy
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government should spend less time bowing down to Canadian journalists preoccupied with human rights and get on with negotiating an important free trade agreement with China, says ...
Jul 04, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, July 4
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 4 --- TRUDEAU IN EUROPE FOR G20 SUMMIT Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Ireland to begin a week-long European visit which will culminate with a G20 meetin...
Jul 04, 2017
10 dead in Bangladesh garment factory explosion
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A boiler explosion at a garment factory in Bangladesh owned by export-oriented Multifabs Ltd. has killed 10 people and injured 50, officials said Tuesday. Local police chief Aminul...
Jul 04, 2017
Deaths, injuries during Moncton shooting could have been avoided: Crown
MONCTON, N.B. - A former RCMP commissioner was “contrived” in his testimony at the national police force’s Labour Code trial stemming from the shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., the ...
Jul 04, 2017