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More voters believe Canada doing worse under Trudeau government: poll for CP
OTTAWA - A new online poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press suggests the Trudeau Liberals haven’t convinced Canadians the country is doing better under their stewardship. In all 46 per ...
Feb 21, 2019
Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Longtime Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a man standing along an interstate late Wednesday night as he tried to avoid hitting the man’s disabled vehicle,...
Feb 21, 2019
NDP loses two more incumbents as Quebec MPs say they won't run for re-election
OTTAWA - Two Quebec MPs added their names to a growing list of NDP caucus members who will not be seeking re-election later this year. In separate statements Thursday, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet and Anne...
Feb 21, 2019
Downtown Association in talks with city after funding put on hold
Grande Prairie’s Downtown Association is worried about phase four of the Downtown Revitalization and Streetscapes project being put on hold. Council made the decision during 2019 budget delibera...
Feb 21, 2019
Seven locals at Canada Games
Seven people from the Peace are part of Team Alberta at the Canada Games. Three of them are athletes; hockey player Brooklyn Tews from Beaverlodge and judoka Michelle Grisales, and snowboarder Kayla M...
Feb 21, 2019
New Zealand fly half Sam Malcolm leads the Toronto Arrows in MLR play
The Toronto Arrows have packed their Major League Rugby lineup with Canadian talent in their inaugural season. But the Arrows look to 23-year-old New Zealander Sam Malcolm to quarterback their attack ...
Feb 21, 2019
More than 150 IS militants handed over to Iraq from Syria
OUTSIDE BAGHOUZ, Syria - U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group handed over more than 150 Iraqi members of the group to Iraq, an Iraqi security official said Thursday, marking the ...
Feb 21, 2019
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from a toxic drug supply that is profit...
Feb 21, 2019
Police: Texas man confessed in hammer death of daughter, 2
ORANGE, Texas - A Southeast Texas man accused of bludgeoning his 2-year-old daughter to death with a hammer was naked and blood-stained when he told police officers he had killed the toddler, accordin...
Feb 21, 2019
MP urges RCMP to investigate allegations of forced, coerced sterilizations
OTTAWA - The RCMP should immediately launch an investigation into all allegations of forced and coerced sterilizations in Canada, says NDP health critic Don Davies. Davies sent a letter to RCMP Commis...
Feb 21, 2019