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Ottawa promises new consultations on land for proposed Halifax CFL stadium
HALIFAX - The federal Crown corporation that owns the land where a stadium could be built for a proposed Halifax CFL franchise confirmed today that more public consultations will be held. La...
Apr 11, 2019
New Brunswick Liberals confirm Kevin Vickers is lone leadership candidate
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party has confirmed Kevin Vickers is the lone candidate for its leadership, setting the stage for his acclamation. The party's leadership steering committee says ...
Apr 11, 2019
Putin: Russia knows Mueller probe 'gave birth to a mouse'
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Kremlin interference in the 2016 presidential election, saying "a mou...
Apr 11, 2019
Alberta Election: Where the leaders are on April 11
NDP Leader Rachel Notley is in Calgary this morning at the Coffee Cats Cafe, in the afternoon she'll be in Nanton for a leader's event, and in the late afternoon she will be in Lethbridge for another ...
Apr 11, 2019
Judy Klassen hopes to leave Manitoba legislature for House of Commons
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba Liberal is hoping to leave her seat in the provincial legislature for one in the House of Commons. Judy Klassen says she is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Churchi...
Apr 11, 2019
Harsch returns to the line-up to help Blades even series with Raiders
The home team has proved to be the juggernaut in the 2nd round series between the Saskatoon Blades and the Prince Albert Raiders in the WHL post-season.Saskatoon evened the best-of-seven series at 2 W...
Apr 11, 2019 (photo credit to Rick Elvin/Saskatoon Blades)
Sheriff: Rapper threatened to shoot up University of Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A Florida rapper has been arrested on a charge of threatening a mass shooting after song lyrics posted on Facebook say he will "catch you at a Gator game and shoot the whole campus...
Apr 11, 2019
GP Lacrosse Association begins their 2019 season
The Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association kicked off their 2019 season this week as all of the teams hit the floor this week for practice.President of the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association Ron Regnier...
Apr 11, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Lacrosse Association)
Chronicle of Julian Assange's stay in the Ecuadorian embassy
LONDON - Julian Assange, the founder of anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, was arrested at the Embassy of Ecuador in London Thursday - seven years after he first took refuge there. A look at key events in ...
Apr 11, 2019
One man's quest to find the dead after devastating cyclone
MAGARU, Mozambique - He was haunted by the thought of a small child's skull, unburied and lost in the debris of a cyclone that had claimed hundreds of lives. Stephen Fonseca stood in a field of ruined...
Apr 11, 2019