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'He wanted to talk:' Saskatchewan woman recalls finding Mountie killer in field
SPIRITWOOD, Sask. - For a Saskatchewan woman who discovered a fugitive Mountie killer hiding in her family's hayfield more than a decade ago, the intense search for two young ...
Aug 01, 2019
Scheer promises premiers health transfer increase in anticipation of attacks
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising the premiers that he would increase health transfers and a social transfer by at least three per cent every year should he become prime minister...
Aug 01, 2019
50 kilos of meth seized from semi stopped at Alberta-Montana border crossing
CALGARY - Alberta border officers say they have made their largest-ever seizure of methamphetamine at a crossing into Canada from Montana. The Canada Border Services Agency and RCMP say a semi truck w...
Aug 01, 2019
Trump hails 'righteous cause of American self-government'
JAMESTOWN, Va. - President Donald Trump on Tuesday marked the 400th anniversary of American democracy and its gift "of the country we love," but his celebration of what began as an experiment in self-...
Aug 01, 2019
Calls to former diplomats were not meant as pressure, Liberal MPs insist
OTTAWA - The choice to reach out to two former ambassadors to China was part of an effort to make sure experts were sufficiently informed, not to pressure them into toeing the line, Liberal MPs said T...
Aug 01, 2019
Former Storm forward joins SAIT Trojans for next season
A former member of the Grande Prairie Storm has found a home for next season.Calgary product Jared Power will be staying in his hometown for the 2019-2020 hockey season as he suits up for the SAIT Tro...
Aug 01, 2019 (photo credit to Jeromy Corrigan)
Canadian tennis stars experiencing mixed results heading into Rogers Cup
WASHINGTON - With the eye-catching results from the tennis teens at big tournaments in Indian Wells, Calif., and Miami back in March, fans were hoping - almost expecting - that a Canadian dynasty...
Aug 01, 2019
Grande Prairie Disc Golf Association welcoming World Champion in September
The Grande Prairie Disc Golf Club will be welcoming the reigning World Champion Disc Golfer to the Swan City come September.It will be an opportunity for residents to learn from the best of the best s...
Aug 01, 2019 (photo credit to the Grande Prairie Disc Golf Association)
Canadians Schnur, Pospisil and Polansky awarded Rogers Cup wild cards
MONTREAL - Canadians Brayden Schnur, Vasek Pospisil and Peter Polansky have earned wild-card entries into the main draw of the upcoming Rogers Cup men's tennis tournament in Montreal. Schnur, ranked 9...
Aug 01, 2019
PM pledges access to medication as pharmacists, patient groups fear shortage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to ensure Canadians have access to medication they need at affordable prices in the face of concerns about a Trump administration deci...
Aug 01, 2019