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First Nations chiefs boo Scheer for not saying how he's different from Harper
OTTAWA - Hundreds of First Nations chiefs booed Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer on Thursday when the opposition leader told them they will have to wait until his platform is released to see how he d...
Dec 06, 2018
Only two cautions issued to Manitoba retailers since cannabis legalized
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s cannabis regulator says stores in the province are following the rules of legalized recreational marijuana. The Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Authority of Manitoba says no re...
Dec 06, 2018
No Sam Elliott and more Golden Globes nomination shockers
LOS ANGELES - There’s no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to the mercurial Hollywood Foreign Press Association and its Golden Globe nominations, but this year saw a number of surprises, ...
Dec 06, 2018
Ecuador: Enough UK guarantees for Assange to leave embassy
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador’s president has ramped up pressure on Julian Assange to leave his country’s embassy in London, saying that Britain had provided sufficient guarantees that the Wiki...
Dec 06, 2018
Toronto Defiant, Vancouver Titans season openers set in Overwatch League
TORONTO - The Toronto Defiant will open their inaugural season in the Overwatch League on Feb. 15 against the Houston Outlaws while the Vancouver Titans start the next day against the Shanghai Dragons...
Dec 06, 2018
Spanish police arrest people smugglers from Vietnam
MADRID - The European police agency says Spanish authorities have arrested 37 people suspected of belonging to a Vietnamese people-smuggling ring that has earned an estimated 13 million euros ($14.8 m...
Dec 06, 2018
From mechanical engineer to UFC fighter, Winnipeg's Brad Katona living the dream
TORONTO - If fighting doesn’t pay off, Brad (Superman) Katona has a degree in mechanical engineering in his back pocket. But so far so good for the 26-year-old from Winnipeg. Katona, competing a...
Dec 06, 2018
Lacombe Police investigate armed robbery
LACOMBE- The Lacombe Police Service continues to investigate an armed robbery which occurred in the early morning hours of December 4. Police received a report of the robbery at the Circle K convenien...
Dec 06, 2018
Calgary jury hears how high-tech used to track suspect in double homicide
CALGARY - A jury in a Calgary murder trial has heard how cellphone calls from a man charged in the deaths of a woman and her young daughter led to the discovery of one of the alleged victims. Edward D...
Dec 06, 2018
It's now or never pedestrians: German town has Elvis lights
BERLIN - Keep your blue suede shoes behind the curb: the central German town where Elvis Presley was stationed as a U.S. soldier in the 1950s has installed three pedestrian lights with images of the A...
Dec 06, 2018