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CN says parts of network will close if blockades remain, Via cancels service
MONTREAL - Canada's rail system was under stress Tuesday as Via Rail cancelled passenger service on key routes and Canadian National Railway Co. warned it will be forced to close "signi...
Feb 13, 2020
Family struggling to make sense of four-year-old girl's sudden death
An Ontario family says it is struggling to make sense of the sudden death of their four-year-old daughter, whose body was found alongside her father's at the bottom of an esca...
Feb 13, 2020
Canada, U.S. have lost military edge over Russia in the Arctic: Norad commander
OTTAWA - The commander of North America's aging early-warning system says the United States and Canada have lost their military advantage in the Arctic to Russia. U.S. Gen. Terrence O'Shaugh...
Feb 13, 2020
Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier Calgary jobs
CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate duri...
Feb 13, 2020
Friends, family say goodbye to 4-year-old girl found dead in conservation area
TORONTO - Several hundred mourners have gathered at a Toronto funeral home to celebrate the life of a four-year-old who died at a conservation area. Keira Kagan's family remembers her as a smart, witt...
Feb 13, 2020
Ex-Hasidic man educated in religious school had never heard of science, trial told
MONTREAL - A former member of an ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish group north of Montreal has told a courtroom that he graduated from an unlicensed religious school without ever hearing&nb...
Feb 13, 2020
Nurse, Bjorkgren together at all-star; latest accomplishment in long friendship
TORONTO - Nick Nurse remembers Nate Bjorkgren as a good-looking kid with a "full head of hair, and not a bad player" when Bjorkgren walked onto the University of South Dakota's bas...
Feb 13, 2020
Former Fort McMurray fire chief facing accusations of sexual harassment
A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the massive 2016 wildfire in Fort McMurray has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate during previous job...
Feb 13, 2020
Huskies and Pirates look to keep season's alive in winner take all game five
The Grimshaw Huskies and Falher Pirates look to keep their seasons alive Thursday night in a winner take all game five in the NPHL quarterfinal series.The winner of tonight's game will advance to the ...
Feb 13, 2020 Falher Pirates. Photo Credit: Falher Pirates
RCMP looking for help naming new pups at training facility
The RCMP's Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail is in need of suggestions to name its newest batch of crime fighting pups.The 2020 "Name the Puppy" contest is now accepting submissions from...
Feb 13, 2020 The newest trainees at the RCMP's Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail (Photo: RCMP)