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Putin suspends Russia's obligations under 1987 nuclear pact
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in a nuclear arms treaty the Trump administration already decided to leave, alleging Monday that Washington and not Moscow was ...
Mar 04, 2019
Feds set rules on use of AI in government services amid wider testing
OTTAWA - The department that oversees the federal social safety net has quietly started testing artificial-intelligence systems that could one day make it faster and easier to get answers about benefi...
Mar 04, 2019
Hockey community remembers hard-nosed Hall of Fame winger Ted Lindsay
The hockey community is remembering Hall of Famer Ted Lindsay, who died Monday at age 93. Known as “Terrible Ted” for his competitiveness and grit on the ice, Lindsay helped the Detroit Re...
Mar 04, 2019
Local athletes contribute to record Canada Games medal haul for Alberta
A release from the province says Team Alberta had a historic showing at the Canada Games in Red Deer. Alberta finished third in the standings with 100 medals, 36 of them gold. Both totals set records....
Mar 04, 2019
Tamron Hall gets a new talk show, announces baby news
LOS ANGELES - Tamron Hall is having a baby and getting her own talk show. The former NBC “Today” show anchor and host tweeted Monday that she’s pregnant. She wrote that she was ̶...
Mar 04, 2019
Prime Minister says Nova Scotia has lead on Northern Pulp effluent plans
CHARLOTTETOWN - Justin Trudeau says his government is concerned with plans by a pulp mill in northern Nova Scotia to dump treated effluent into the Northumberland Strait, but the prime minister says t...
Mar 04, 2019
Defence to present case at Oland murder trial, accused killer to take stand
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Lawyers representing accused killer Dennis Oland will begin presenting the case for the defence on Tuesday, arguing the circumstantial evidence against their client does not support...
Mar 04, 2019
Police find 33 grams of coke and close to 43 grams of meth after traffic stop
Three people from Dawson Creek are facing charges after police found drugs and a gun after a traffic stop in Grande Prairie. On March 3, RCMP pulled over a vehicle in the area of 100 Street and 94 Ave...
Mar 04, 2019
Moose truce: Norway cedes title of tallest ungulate back to Saskatchewan city
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A Saskatchewan prairie city and a Scandinavian municipality have called off a feud over who has the tallest moose in the world. Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie and deputy mayor Linda ...
Mar 04, 2019
Vegas goalie Fleury, Jets winger Wheeler, Pens centre Crosby named NHL 3 stars
NEW YORK - Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, Winnipeg Jets right-wing Blake Wheeler and Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby have been named the NHL three stars of the week. Fleur...
Mar 04, 2019