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Northreach offering free HIV testing as part of national campaign
Free STI testing is being offered today and Wednesday by the Northreach Society, the organization formerly known as HIV North.The testing is part of the 2nd annual National HIV Testing Day and will be...
Jun 25, 2019 Photo: Facebook / Northreach Society
Wisconsin coroner: 6 killed in rural house fire
PICKEREL, Wis. - Authorities say six people, including four children, have died in a house fire in a small Wisconsin town. The Langlade County Sheriff's Office says the fire was reported about 6:23 a....
Jun 25, 2019
Teen missing from Maskwacis found deceased: RCMP
A teen missing from Maskwacis has been found dead and police are treating the death as suspicious.RCMP say the body of Houston Omeasoo, 16, was located at Maskwacis on Tuesday.The RCMP's Major Crime U...
Jun 25, 2019
House speaker calls out UCP, NDP over legislature behaviour
EDMONTON - Alberta's legislature boss is telling both the government and Opposition members to do better following an angry confrontation in the house over earplugs.Speaker Nathan Cooper says the New ...
Jun 25, 2019
Raptors president Ujiri addresses rare off-court issues during NBA title run
TORONTO - Even a championship can come with hiccups. Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri took time Tuesday in his season-ending press conference to talk about the few off-court negatives in an other...
Jun 25, 2019
Breaking: China bans all Canadian meat exports
OTTAWA - The Chinese Embassy said Tuesday it has asked Canada to suspended all meat exports, a surprise move that comes amid the diplomatic dispute over the December arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wa...
Jun 25, 2019
Report: China bans all Canadian meat before G20 as Trudeau turns to Trump on detainees
OTTAWA - A report in a Quebec newspaper says China has suspended all Canadian meat exports in a dramatic escalation of its diplomatic dispute with Canada over the December arrest of Hua...
Jun 25, 2019
Steamy romance novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91
LOS ANGELES - Writer Judith Krantz, whose million-selling novels such as "Scruples" and "Princess Daisy" engrossed readers worldwide with their steamy tales of the rich and beautiful, died Saturday at...
Jun 25, 2019
Minnesota appeals court orders hearing on PolyMet permit
MINNEAPOLIS - A district court must determine if state environmental regulators improperly sought to suppress a federal agency's serious concerns about the pollution risks arising from a proposed copp...
Jun 25, 2019
Rays owner says shared season with Montreal is best option
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The principal owner of the Rays says it's unrealistic for his team to play full time in the Tampa Bay area, and a shared season with Montreal is the best option. Stu Sternberg s...
Jun 25, 2019