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Public safety minister says new law targets gang-run drug and crime houses
VICTORIA - Properties linked to gun, gang and drug activities are now on the British Columbia government's hit list. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth introduced legislation that empowers peo...
Apr 04, 2019
Saskatchewan premier welcomes Manitoba in fight against federal carbon tax
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he welcomes Manitoba in the legal fight against Ottawa over the federal carbon tax. Moe told about 1,000 people at a Regina rally opposing the ta...
Apr 04, 2019
BC man finally meets his birth father in Red Deer
A B.C. man and his father have a new lease on life after meeting each other for the first time.Trevor Johnston, who was given up for adoption by his mother after he was born in Calgary, contacted rdne...
Apr 04, 2019 Trevor Johnston (right) with his father Ross Smith. (Supplied)
Defending world champ Niklas Edin of Sweden feels right at home in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Niklas Edin was about to enjoy a swig of coffee during a mid-game break at the world men's curling championship when he noticed a photographer had stopped to capture the ...
Apr 04, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays send down Reid-Foley and Alford to make room for newcomers
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have added new infielder Alen Hanson and outfielder Socrates Brito to the major-league roster. To make room for the players acquired this week in separate trades, the B...
Apr 04, 2019
Toronto Marlies sign North Bay Battalion star Justin Brazeau
TORONTO - The Toronto Marlies have signed the second-leading scorer in the Ontario Hockey League this season. North Bay Battalion overage winger Justin Brazeau inked a two-year American Hockey League ...
Apr 04, 2019
Canada's Koe beats American Shuster 6-3 at world men's curling championship
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - American skip John Shuster buried a draw to put the pressure on Canada's Kevin Koe in the ninth end of their game at the world men's curling championship on Thursday. There was jus...
Apr 04, 2019
2nd Texas chemical fire in about 2 weeks kills worker
HOUSTON - A tank holding a flammable chemical caught fire at a Texas plant Tuesday, killing one worker, critically injuring two others and sending panicked employees fleeing over a fence to safety. Ha...
Apr 04, 2019
As Baltimore struggles, latest scandal sucks away attention
Baltimore already faced daunting challenges: soaring violent crime, a thriving drug economy and poverty so intense that some derelict neighbourhoods look like they were hit by a plague. Now, Mayor Cat...
Apr 04, 2019
Flint water crisis takes centre stage in new play
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A new play at the University of Michigan tells the story of the Flint water crisis through the voices of residents, activists, scientists and politicians. Jose? Casas interviewed mo...
Apr 04, 2019