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"I know he's there" - Bishop-Nriagu says her future success will be due to Fairall
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu kept every training program coach Dennis Fairall had written for her over the decade the two had worked together. And so, when Bishop-Nriagu returned to the track after becoming ...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa to keep Boeing Max aircraft grounded for now, despite US decision
OTTAWA - Canada will not immediately follow the U.S. in allowing the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to Canadian airspace.Minister of Transport Marc Garneau said in a statement Wednesday that Canada...
Nov 18, 2020
In McQueen's 'Small Axe,' an epic of West Indian heritage
NEW YORK - For Steve McQueen, bringing back the London of his childhood began with remembering the scents of his youth. In "Small Axe," McQueen's ambitious five-film anthology about London's West Indi...
Nov 18, 2020
Longueuil police arrest man for alleged threats over local deer cull plan
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Police say a man was arrested in connection with threats against the mayor of Longueuil and other local elected officials over a plan to cull white-tailed deer in a city park. Longue...
Nov 18, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Annual rate of inflation rose to 0.7 per cent in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in October was up 0.7 per cent compared with a year ago as the annual pace of inflation increased led by higher food prices. The increase compa...
Nov 18, 2020
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing's 737 Max for flight. The nation's air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, sa...
Nov 18, 2020
Interest in creating regional handibus service being gauged by Wembley Town Council
Wembley Town Council is gauging the interest of fellow Grande Prairie area municipalities about re-visiting the Regional Handibus Feasibility Study, which was undertaken in 2018.In a letter issued to ...
Nov 18, 2020
Peace Regional RCMP arrest man wanted on several warrants
Peace Regional RCMP have arrested a man wanted on several warrants and who managed to flee from police in several previous attempts to pull him over.Mounties say on November 9, the suspect was spotted...
Nov 18, 2020
Nunavut goes into lockdown and People's sexiest men alive: In The News for Nov. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 18, 2020
Defence sought mistrial one day after start of Fredericton mass murder proceedings
FREDERICTON - One day after the trial for the 2018 mass shooting in Fredericton began, the defence sought a mistrial, which could have derailed the legal proceedings against admitted killer Matthew Ra...
Nov 18, 2020