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Bugs on snack menu for 1 night at Juneau movie theatre
JUNEAU, Alaska - Three boys sat rapt in their theatre seats beaming at a selection of snacks. The reason for the excitement wasn't butter popcorn or Red Vines. Orrin Noon, 10, Arlo Davis, 11 and Axel ...
Jan 21, 2020
Documents: Extremist group wanted rally to start civil war
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors...
Jan 21, 2020
A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who had roots in Canada
Dozens of people with ties to Canada were among the 176 who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Here is a look at some of th...
Jan 21, 2020
Bloc wants to slow down adoption of new NAFTA deal because of aluminum concerns
MONTREAL - The Bloc Quebecois says it will seek to slow down the adoption of the new trade deal between Canada, the United States and Mexico. Bloc leader Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters tod...
Jan 21, 2020
Hurricanes blow past Rebels in annual blood challenge
The Lethbridge Hurricanes have made a strong comeback in the blood challenge with the Red Deer Rebels in support of Canadian Blood Services.In the third week of the challenge, the Hurricanes surpassed...
Jan 21, 2020
Canadian Liam Fraser ready for his Toronto FC close-up in Bradley's absence
Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, looking to diffuse expectations, says it will take more than one player to replace injured captain Michael Bradley. But it seems clear Liam Fraser is ...
Jan 21, 2020
Manitoba premier says grain-drying would be exempt from a Manitoba carbon tax
BRANDON, Man. - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is pitching his plan for a carbon tax to agricultural producers as a much better alternative than the current federal one. Pallister told an agricultur...
Jan 21, 2020
Malaysia returns 150 containers of garbage, including 11 to Canada
OTTAWA - Malaysia says it returned 11 shipping containers of plastic garbage to Canada after they arrived on its shores illegally last year. But Canadian officials, citing privacy laws, refu...
Jan 21, 2020
NewsAlert: Jean Charest won't seek Tory leadership
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Jean Charest has decided not to seek the federal Conservative leadership. In an interview with Radio-Canada today, he says the odds are stacked against someone from ou...
Jan 21, 2020
Drayton Valley community dinners make their return
Drayton Valley residents will once again be able to participate in a popular monthly tradition, as the Community Dinners are returning starting tonight.The first community dinner of 2020 is happening ...
Jan 21, 2020