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Five-year-old injured after shots fired at home in northern Saskatchewan
LA RONGE, Sask. - Mounties say a five-year-old child was wounded after several gunshots were fired at a house in northern Saskatchewan. RCMP were called Sunday night to a home on the Lac La Ronge Indi...
Jan 14, 2019
Asylum seekers can't count on same response as Saudi teen: experts
The case of a Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured international attention is a rare one where circumstances aligned to grant her swift protection in Canada, but others i...
Jan 14, 2019
École Fox Run School yearbook earns international recognition
Students and staff who volunteer their time compiling and producing the yearbook at cole Fox Run School are celebrating! The Sylvan Lake middle school received a distinguished merit award for their 20...
Jan 14, 2019
Missing 12-year-olds located
INNISFAIL- Police say two 12-year-olds who took a family vehicle and were believed to be heading for British Columbia have been located. RCMP say the boy and girl were found safe and well in Airdrie t...
Jan 14, 2019
Who's who in the federal cabinet shuffle: new faces, and old faces in new places
OTTAWA - David Lametti loves the law, he said just after being sworn in as Canada’s new justice minister. “I know it’s a cliche to say that, but I do,” the 56-year-old said out...
Jan 14, 2019
Red Deer Transit pilot project expands to Springbrook, Penhold and Innisfail
Residents of Innisfail, Penhold and Springbrook now have better transit access to the city of Red Deer. On Monday, Red Deer Transit officially launched the new 2A South Regional Transit service. The t...
Jan 14, 2019
Coyote in the bathroom! Critter runs into convention centre
NASHVILLE - A coyote sprinted past a security checkpoint and into a Nashville convention centre where a boat show was packing up Sunday night. According to the Music City Center, at around 10:20 p.m. ...
Jan 14, 2019
AP sources: Gillibrand moving toward 2020 bid in coming days
WASHINGTON - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is expected to move toward launching a 2020 presidential campaign within days by forming an exploratory committee, according to several people familiar with her pl...
Jan 14, 2019
Sooners QB, A's pick Kyler Murray declares for NFL draft
Kyler Murray, the first-round Major League Baseball draft pick and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback, declared himself eligible for the NFL draft on Monday. Murray announced his decision in ...
Jan 14, 2019
UN committee warns Canada in letter that B.C.'s Site C dam may break deals
A United Nations committee has warned Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro dam in northeastern British Columbia may violate international agreements. The UN’s Committee on the ...
Jan 14, 2019