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Ponoka RCMP charge two with attempted murder
Ponoka RCMP have arrested and charged two people with attempted murder, among other alleged offenses.On Oct. 13, RCMP received a report of a serious assault that occurred in a residential area of Pono...
Oct 31, 2023
One man recovering, 16 containers retrieved in Iqaluit port following fall
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A shipping company serving the Far North says an employee is recovering in an Ottawa hospital after he and almost two dozen containers fell into the water near Nunavut's capital on ...
Oct 31, 2023
Raptors aiming to fix issues to avoid furthering losing skid: 'These are must win'
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors find themselves in what forward Pascal Siakam calls a "must-win" situation early in the NBA season. The Raptors have dropped three straight since winning their season ope...
Oct 31, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled for local man charged in Canadian Tire store arson fire
A preliminary hearing is scheduled next year for a local man charged in an arson fire at the Canadian Tire north location in Red Deer. Scott William Sumyk, 44, of Red Deer, is scheduled to see if his ...
Oct 31, 2023
Canada joins U.S., U.K. on sanctions targeting arms sales to Myanmar military junta
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States and the United Kingdom in sanctioning dozens of people and entities linked to Myanmar's military regime. The new sanctions target 39 people and 22 entities...
Oct 31, 2023
Ukraine's Yakhno bonds with Canada's artistic swim team after invasion of her country
SANTIAGO, Chile - Lyza Yakhno went from standing on the Olympic podium for Ukraine to standing poolside for Canada at the Pan American Games. She'd just retired from artistic swimming after Ukraine's ...
Oct 31, 2023
Dany Fortin retires from Canadian Armed Forces after reaching settlement in lawsuit
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has retired from the Canadian Armed Forces, The Canadian Press has learned. A source close to Fortin, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they were...
Oct 31, 2023
Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is fighting a war with Hamas. Lew, a treasury secretary under President Bar...
Oct 31, 2023
In Kenya, King Charles III expresses 'greatest sorrow and the deepest regret' for past violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - King Charles III has expressed "greatest sorrow and the deepest regret" for the "abhorrent and unjustifiable acts of violence" committed against Kenyans as they sought independen...
Oct 31, 2023
Canada men head to Spain as they look to gear up for road to next Rugby World Cup
The Canadian men's rugby team leaves Wednesday for Spain and the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup. For centre Ben LeSage, it's the latest stop on an eventful journey that has seen him injured...
Oct 31, 2023