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Sixty-nine Canadians giving up holidays to help with Australian wildfires
TORONTO - Sixty-nine Canadians are giving up their holidays at home to join the battle for the first time against the deadly wildfires devastating vast tracts of several Australian states. The C...
Dec 24, 2019
Federal report says Canadians 'doubtful' on hitting emissions targets
OTTAWA - The federal government was told just before the fall election campaign that many Canadians didn't believe the country will meet targets for reducing its greenhouse-gas emission...
Dec 24, 2019
No fentanyl-related overdose deaths in GP in third quarter of 2019: Report
The latest report from Alberta Health on opioid related poisoning deaths in 2019 shows a dramatic drop in the fatality rate here in Grande Prairie.The rate per 100,000 dropped from 51 at the end of Ju...
Dec 24, 2019 Canadian Press File Photo
Brisk early sales of weed edibles at Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. outlet
HALIFAX - Stocking stuffers with a kick are moving briskly off the shelves at Nova Scotia's government-operated cannabis shops in the leadup to Christmas. In showing off the early ...
Dec 24, 2019
Canadian man to remain in Dubai prison after appeal partially rejected
MONTREAL - A Canadian geologist jailed in Dubai on fraud charges he claims are dubious will remain in prison after a judge rejected his appeal on a technicality, according to the man's son. ...
Dec 24, 2019
Pompeo backs Canada on 'coercive detentions' of Canadians in China
OTTAWA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says his country is sticking with Canada in fighting what he calls China's "coercive detentions of Canadian citizens." Pompeo and Foreign Affairs Minister ...
Dec 24, 2019
Queen Elizabeth II to admit 'bumpy' year in Christmas speech
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II plans to acknowledge that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her Christmas message that it has been a "bumpy" time. The pre-recorded...
Dec 24, 2019
'Just Mercy' aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood
NEW YORK - Michael B. Jordan doesn't usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him. Stevenson, whom Jordan plays in the legal drama "Just Mercy," has led one of the most succe...
Dec 24, 2019
Rapper DaBaby detained hours after toy giveaway, concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained in North Carolina hours after he gave away toys to children and shortly after his concert. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued citations t...
Dec 24, 2019
Father formally charged in Brule Amber Alert case
The father of the 14-month-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert last week has now been formally charged by Hinton RCMP with several criminal counts.41-year-old Cody Shane Armstrong is charged...
Dec 24, 2019