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Conservatives press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want to know what federal officials are doing about China's alleged involvement in stealing data from thousands of Canadians. In a letter to Prime M...
Feb 13, 2020
Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hears
MONTREAL - The Quebec government knew for decades that children in a Hasidic Jewish community north of Montreal were not receiving a legal secular education, a witness said Monday&...
Feb 13, 2020
Car wash owners fined $40,000 for 2017 explosion
The owners of a car wash in north Red Deer that was the scene of an explosion that injured three people have been fined $40,000.Heebo Jo and Myung Kun Song, owners of Lazer Car Wash on 67A Street, ple...
Feb 13, 2020 An OHS investigator examines the scene of an explosion at a north Red Deer car wash on Aug. 18, 2017 (rdnewsNOW/Troy Gillard)
Trump, first lady to host state dinner in April for Spain
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will host the administration's third state dinner in April, for King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain, the White House announced Tu...
Feb 13, 2020
Takes a village: Bear 'foster mom' raises cub saved by dog
BRISTOL, Va. - An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety. The rescue effort unfolded after the dog turned up at its...
Feb 13, 2020
Saskatchewan derailment: More rail restrictions after 1.2M litres of oil spill
GUERNSEY, Sask. - Both of Canada's major railways are restricting permits for shipping dangerous goods after a fiery train derailment last week in Saskatchewan that spilled about 1.2 million litr...
Feb 13, 2020
Japan confirms 12 Canadians on cruise ship infected with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Japanese authorities might soon allow people quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, where 12 Canadians have contracted the novel coronavirus, to disembark and fi...
Feb 13, 2020
Psychiatric assessment coming for serial sexual predator
A report is being prepared to determine whether an Eckville man who admitted to committing sexual crimes against young children can be classified as a dangerous or long-term offender. The 35-year-old ...
Feb 13, 2020
Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Next stop: the Caribbean. That is where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be heading next week as he continues making his pitch for why Canada should have a seat on the United Nations Securi...
Feb 13, 2020
As Africa trip nears end, Trudeau visits farm in Senegal helped by Canadian aid
KERI, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects ...
Feb 13, 2020