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Missouri death row inmate agrees to new plea, drops innocence bid
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri death row inmate on Wednesday dropped his innocence claim and entered a new no-contest plea in an agreement that calls for a new sentence of life in prison without parol...
Aug 21, 2024

Northwestern Quebec helicopter crash victims identified as couple and their grandson
D'ELVERT LAKE - The Quebec coroner's office has identified the three people who died in a helicopter crash late Sunday in the province's northwest. Eighty-year-old Grard Legault and 77-year-old Aurore...
Aug 21, 2024

Jasper students to "soft start" 2024/2025 school year
Jasper Students displaced during the wildfires will have a clearer view of what education in the town will look like after this evening. (Wednesday, August 21)The Alberta Government and Grande Yellowh...
Aug 21, 2024

Grizzly bear cubs seen on Vancouver Island for first time could have big impact
COURTENAY, B.C. - When wildlife photographer Catherine Babault captured images of a female grizzly bear with two cubs encountering a herd of elk on Vancouver Island last month, she knew she had witnes...
Aug 21, 2024

Argos looking to ground attack to provide balance against Roughriders
TORONTO - They've officially been teammates for less than a week, but Ka'Deem Carey will aim to become Chad Kelly's best friend Thursday night. Kelly will make his 2024 debut when Toronto (5-4) hosts ...
Aug 21, 2024

Grain producers greatly affected by rail strike
The impacts of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kanas City strike has already started.The union representing thousands of workers have locked out workers and called strike Thursday m...
Aug 21, 2024

Tory MP deletes post that claimed cost of living is driving parents to traffic kids
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michelle Ferreri has deleted a post on X that claimed the affordability crisis has driven parents to traffic their kids. This comes after The Canadian Press sent Ferreri quest...
Aug 21, 2024

Maple Leafs sign forward Alex Steeves to one-year two-way contract
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have re-signed forward Alex Steeves to a one-year, two-way contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The value of the contract is US$775,000 at the NHL level. The 2...
Aug 21, 2024

Rourke, Lions look to hand Ottawa Redblacks their first home loss of '24 season
Nathan Rourke and the B.C. Lions will attempt to do something on Saturday night no other CFL team has done this season. B.C. (5-5) will look to snap a four-game losing streak when it visits Ottawa (6-...
Aug 21, 2024

After furor from locals, Quebec open to moving services from Montreal drug-use site
QUBEC - The Quebec government says it wants to meet the demands of Montrealers fed up with a housing project in the city's southwest that caters to unhoused people living with addiction or mental heal...
Aug 21, 2024