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Police investigate couple accused of sex acts on train
Police are investigating after a couple allegedly took the meaning of “Love Train” a bit too literally. RCMP removed two people from a Via Rail train in Jasper on Jan. 5 at 1 p.m. after re...
Jan 21, 2019
Tory leader Andrew Scheer promises more autonomy for Quebec on immigration
MONTREAL - Quebec will be given more autonomy over immigration if the federal Conservatives win October’s election, party leader Andrew Scheer promised Monday. But he wouldn’t say whether ...
Jan 21, 2019
Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre gearing up for fundraising push
Planning is largely completed for the new Central Alberta Child Advocacy Centre (CACAC) on the campus of RDC. That according to Mark Jones, Executive Director for the CACAC, says they hope to start co...
Jan 21, 2019
Two men charged in Ivory Coast for trying to blackmail MP Tony Clement
OTTAWA - Two men in Africa’s Ivory Coast have been charged with trying to blackmail Canadian MP Tony Clement by posing as a woman online and demanding money after Clement shared explicit sexual ...
Jan 21, 2019
Liberals taking new approach for billions in First Nations education funding
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is changing how Ottawa allocates nearly $2 billion in annual funding for First Nations education to help ensure on-reserve students benefit from support comparable to w...
Jan 21, 2019
Bernier's new party rakes in $300k in one weekend, party officials say
OTTAWA - Canada’s newest national political party is laughing all the way to the bank. On Friday morning the People’s Party of Canada became officially registered with Elections Canada, al...
Jan 21, 2019
Mounties investigating several break-ins on same night in Rimbey
RCMP are investigating five separate break and enters during the overnight period of Jan. 9 – 10 in the Rimbey area. Police say investigation from the scenes indicate that two male suspects are ...
Jan 21, 2019
Pastor predicted score in Patriots' AFC championship win
SKOWHEGAN, Maine - A Maine pastor who publicly predicted the final score of Sunday night’s AFC championship game isn’t claiming divine intervention. But he’s confident the New Englan...
Jan 21, 2019
Doug Ford says the Liberals' carbon tax will plunge Canada into recession
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford ratcheted up his rhetoric on Ottawa’s climate change plan Monday, warning that the carbon tax will plunge the country into recession - a claim disputed by experts and...
Jan 21, 2019
Coroner probes exposure death of Gilles Duceppe's mother outside seniors' home
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Gilles Duceppe’s mother after the 93-year-old woman was found Sunday in the snow outside an upscale Montre...
Jan 21, 2019