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Election day: Manitoba Tories seek 2nd mandate with promise of tax and cost cuts
WINNIPEG - A light drizzle fell across parts of southern Manitoba Tuesday as polls opened for a provincial election that will determine whether the Progressive Conservatives get a second man...
Sep 10, 2019
Brazil indicts model over rape allegation against Neymar
RIO DE JANEIRO - Sao Paulo police say they are indicting Brazilian model Najila Trindade and her former partner over her rape allegation against soccer star Neymar. Police said Tuesday they indicted t...
Sep 10, 2019
On-foot chase leads to guilty plea for theft last week
PRINCE GEORGE-A man was sentenced for a robbery last week that started with an on-foot chase.On Friday, Sept. 6th an RCMP officer happened to catch glimpse of a man wearing a uniform from a local busi...
Sep 10, 2019
New federal Arctic policy focusses on human health, environment, infrastructure
The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic. The lengthy document, released by the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations, proposes eight priorities...
Sep 10, 2019
Spring forward, fall back– may be no more?
VICTORIA-Spring forward, fall back. Something according to a survey conducted by the province, British Columbians want to stop doing.More than 93 percent of the 223,273 British Columbians who complete...
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Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has fired national security adviser John Bolton. Trump tweeted Tuesday that he told Bolton Monday night that his services were no longer needed at the White House. ...
Sep 10, 2019
RCMP continue to investigate 30-year-old cold case
PRINCE GEORGE-It's been over 30 years since a family of four went missing in Prince George, and police have yet to give up on the investigation.Ronald Jack, his partner Doreen and two children, 9-year...
Sep 10, 2019 Jack family went missing in 1989. Courtesy of the PG RCMP
Environmental stewardship
The Fall colours have already started as our days are getting shorter. Our garden has thrived with all the rain we've been having, although the weeds have loved it too. We have been blessed with a low...
Sep 10, 2019
Bombers duo, Als defensive lineman named CFL's top performers for Week 13
TORONTO - Winnipeg quarterback Chris Streveler, Montreal Alouettes defensive lineman John Bowman and Blue Bombers defensive lineman Willie Jefferson are the CFL's top performers for Week 13. Streveler...
Sep 10, 2019
Toronto doctors aims to scale up youth suicide prevention program across Canada
VANCOUVER - Rising youth suicide rates have prompted doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to launch a clinical trial aimed at testing whether involving families in treat...
Sep 10, 2019