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UPDATE: RCMP conduct high risk arrest in south Red Deer
A standoff in south Red Deer that lasted nearly eight hours ended with the arrest of a man wanted on several outstanding warrants. RCMP say they first located Quentin Strawberry, 35, at an apartment b...
Jun 15, 2017
Canadian Coast Guard to continue operating on inland waterways: union, Tory MP
WINNIPEG - There is word the Canadian Coast Guard will continue to patrol the shores of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba and Lake of the Woods in Ontario. The union representing coast guard crews and search ...
Jun 15, 2017
Kansas governor allows concealed carry bill to become law
TOPEKA, Kan. - Public hospitals, mental health centres and other health facilities in Kansas can ban concealed guns without expensive security upgrades after Republican Gov. Sam Brownback allowed a bi...
Jun 15, 2017
Canucks sign D Erik Gudbranson to one-year contract extension worth US$3.5M
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Erik Gudbranson to a one-year contract extension worth US$3.5 million, the club announced Thursday. The 25-year-old was set to become a restric...
Jun 15, 2017
B.C. Liberals won't 'prop up' NDP government with a Speaker: De Jong
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says it is not his party’s responsibility to provide a Speaker in order to “prop up” an arrangement between the NDP and...
Jun 15, 2017
Citizenship bill ending revocation for terror convictions to become law
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that would make it easier for people to become Canadian citizens has passed the Senate, after over a year of back-and-forth in Parliament. Bill C-6 was designed to repeal many ...
Jun 15, 2017
Sobeys Inc. campaigns aim to raise money for local youth groups
On June 24, Sobeys Inc. will be kicking off two campaigns geared at providing funds to charities with a focus on youth. One of the campaigns being launched is Kids Paying-It Forward, which aims to hel...
Jun 15, 2017
Three Canadians among two dozen vying for spot on Raptors' summer league roster
TORONTO - John Jenkins touched down in Toronto at 1 a.m. Thursday, and was at the Raptors’ practice facility for what was essentially another NBA job interview just seven hours later. It’s...
Jun 15, 2017
A look at some CFL players new to their teams who could make an impact in 2017
It wouldn’t be a CFL off-season without a number of players changing teams or joining the league for the first time. The Canadian Press takes a look a few who could make a difference in 2017: Ch...
Jun 15, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, June 15 --- HEARING TOLD LA LOCHE SHOOTER HAS PTSD: A psychiatrist says a teenager who killed four people in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche...
Jun 15, 2017