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Takes a village: Bear 'foster mom' raises cub saved by dog
BRISTOL, Va. - An orphaned black bear cub has been placed with a substitute mother this week after being saved by a dog and brought to safety. The rescue effort unfolded after the dog turned up at its...
Feb 13, 2020

Saskatchewan derailment: More rail restrictions after 1.2M litres of oil spill
GUERNSEY, Sask. - Both of Canada's major railways are restricting permits for shipping dangerous goods after a fiery train derailment last week in Saskatchewan that spilled about 1.2 million litr...
Feb 13, 2020

Japan confirms 12 Canadians on cruise ship infected with novel coronavirus
OTTAWA - Japanese authorities might soon allow people quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship near Tokyo, where 12 Canadians have contracted the novel coronavirus, to disembark and fi...
Feb 13, 2020

Storm drop 10th straight in loss to Thunder
The Grande Prairie Storm's winless streak stretched to 10 games following a 4-1 loss to the Drayton Valley Thunder Wednesday night. After what can be described as a disappointing performance Tuesday n...
Feb 13, 2020 Grande Prairie Storm bench. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

Trudeau to take UN Security Council pitch to Caribbean next week
OTTAWA - Next stop: the Caribbean. That is where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be heading next week as he continues making his pitch for why Canada should have a seat on the United Nations Securi...
Feb 13, 2020

As Africa trip nears end, Trudeau visits farm in Senegal helped by Canadian aid
KERI, Senegal - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is visiting a farm in Senegal's "California" today, seeing first-hand the benefits of some Canadian aid funding. The Niayes region is feeling the effects ...
Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton man convicted of killing pregnant wife allowed unsupervised prison leaves
GRAVENHURST, Ont.- An Edmonton man found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in a ditch nearly 15 years ago will be allowed to leave prison unsupervised to spend time with the c...
Feb 13, 2020

Further measures coming to protect endangered right whales, minister says
HALIFAX - Further measures are coming to protect the endangered North Atlantic right whale in Canadian waters, federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan told a meeting on fishing gear innovation Tu...
Feb 13, 2020

Edmonton man sentenced for killing mother while in cannabis psychosis
EDMONTON- A man who doctors say was in a cannabis-induced psychosis when he killed his mother has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison.Jason Glenn Dickout pleaded guilty to manslaug...
Feb 13, 2020

Head of Canadian Energy Centre apologizes for tweets
The head of Alberta's 30-million-dollar a-year energy war room is apologizing after the organization posted a social media response to a New York Times article that questioned the newspaper's credibil...
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