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Suspicious behaviour leads to seizure of firearms, drugs in Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek RCMP have nabbed two suspects following the discovery of multiple firearms, drugs and cash.RCMP in the Mile Zero City were alerted of suspicious activity by customers at a local business ...
Aug 11, 2020

'Poor People's Campaign' eyes low-income voters in 13 states
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key s...
Aug 11, 2020

Investigation into Red Deer doctor’s killing moving “very rapidly”: RCMP
"I am sickened to learn that a member of our community died in such a violent tragedy."An emotional Red Deer RCMP Supt. Gerald Grobmeier gave an update late Monday night on the early stages of the pol...
Aug 11, 2020

Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment
LONDON - The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soar...
Aug 11, 2020

Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
TOKYO - Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares ...
Aug 11, 2020

Trump: Some men insulted that Biden vowed to name female VP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice-presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are "insulted" by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a wo...
Aug 11, 2020

Source: Lille to unveil Canada's Jonathan David as its newest signing
Canadian forward Jonathan David will be unveiled today as the newest member of France's Lille. A source, not authorized to speak because the signing has not yet been announced, confirmed the deal and ...
Aug 11, 2020

Sharon Stone writes memoir that doesn't 'pull any punches'
NEW YORK - Sharon Stone has taken on a new, real-life role - memoir writer. "I have learned to forgive the unforgivable," says Stone, whose "The Beauty of Living Twice" comes out in March. "My hope is...
Aug 11, 2020

Former N.S. teacher sentenced to 15 years for decades-old child sex assaults
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has sentenced a former teacher and hockey coach to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing boys in incidents dating back several decades. In passing the sen...
Aug 11, 2020

Quebec rights body says failures in child protection system preceded girl's death
MONTREAL - An investigation by Quebec's human rights commission into the death of a seven-year-old girl in Granby, Que., has identified failures at all stages of the clinical and legal ...
Aug 11, 2020