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Man charged with second degree murder in death of six-month-old
EDMONTON - An Edmonton man has been charged with killing a six-month-old boy after a two-year investigation.Police say 25-year-old Christopher Lamarche has been charged with second-degree murder in th...
Jul 10, 2019
Ottawa MP who endorsed husband for city council broke conflict code: ethics czar
OTTAWA - An Ottawa member of Parliament violated conflict-of-interest rules when she asked voters to elect her husband to Ottawa city council last year, says Canada's ethics watchdog. But he foun...
Jul 10, 2019
Dozens sickened by carbon monoxide leak at Winnipeg hotel no longer in hospital
WINNIPEG - All 46 people who were taken to hospital after a carbon monoxide leak at a Winnipeg hotel have been discharged. Cory Kolt, a spokesperson for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, says no...
Jul 10, 2019
Tories accuse Liberals of ruining military officers' careers
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is accusing the Liberal government of having created an unprecedented crisis inside the Canadian military following news it is losing another second-...
Jul 10, 2019
RCMP advising residents of illegitimate paving business
If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.Grande Prairie Rural RCMP are advising the public to watch for door-to-door service peddlers after responding to an incident on July 4, involving a trave...
Jul 10, 2019
Settlement reached in class-action harassment lawsuit against RCMP
VANCOUVER - Three women who shared their stories of sexual harassment as part of a class-action lawsuit against the RCMP have shown great courage so others who may have endured similar&...
Jul 10, 2019
Spanish judge rules 43-year-old man is son of Julio Iglesias
MADRID - A judge in Spain has found there is sufficient evidence to establish that a 43-year-old man is the biological son of Julio Iglesias even though the singer refused to have a DNA test. The judg...
Jul 10, 2019
Tornado confirmed south of Grande Prairie Monday
Environment Canada says there was a tornado south of Grande Prairie Monday. The twister, described as weak, swept through northern Alberta around 4:40 p.m. Monday and touched down about 75 km south of...
Jul 10, 2019 Photo credit: The Weather Network
NATO secretary-general to visit Canada for meeting with Trudeau
OTTAWA - NATO's secretary-general is visiting Canada next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he and Jens Stoltenberg will meet at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa in Ontario on Monday. Sto...
Jul 10, 2019
Saudi carrier cancels troubled Boeing 737 order for Airbus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Boeing's campaign to restore the reputation of its bestselling plane after two deadly crashes suffered a blow with a Saudi airline cancelling an order worth up to $5.9 bi...
Jul 10, 2019