Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Quebec mosque shooting suspect Alexandre Bissonnette pleads not guilty
QUEBEC - The man accused in the slayings of six men at a Quebec City mosque has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against him. Alexandre Bissonnette entered the pleas in a courtroom today ahead...
Mar 26, 2018 Alexandre Bissonnette was charged with six counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder following a January 2017 mass shooting at a mosque in Quebec City. (Alexandre Bissonnette/Facebook)
Diplomats ousted: US, Europe punish Russia over spy case
Josh Lederman, The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The United States and more than a dozen European nations kicked out Russian diplomats on Monday and the Trump administration ordered Russia's consulate...
Mar 26, 2018
Canada’s Jones beats Hasselborg to win gold at women’s curling worlds
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press NORTH BAY, Ont. - Canada's Jennifer Jones defeated Sweden's Anna Hasselborg 7-6 to win the gold medal at the world women's curling championship on Sunday. Jones s...
Mar 25, 2018
Illicit gun sales made to Canadians through dark web, Mounties warn
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Criminals are using the darker corners of the internet, hard-to-track digital currency and creative shipping techniques to sell illicit guns to Canadians,...
Mar 25, 2018
Canadian cities hold March for our Lives events in the wake of Parkland shooting
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press MONTREAL - More than a dozen Canadian cities hosted marches Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in both Canada and the United States in the wake of a de...
Mar 24, 2018
Green Party leader, NDP MP arrested at anti-pipeline protest in B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and a New Democrat MP were arrested Friday at a protest against Kinder Morgan's expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline in British Columbia. May and N...
Mar 23, 2018
U.S. sets May 1 tariff threat on Canada, Mexico amid rush to get quick NAFTA
By Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press WASHINGTON - The United States has just applied additional pressure in its rush to get a new NAFTA agreement within several weeks, establishing a May 1 deadlin...
Mar 23, 2018
Senate gives approval in principle to bill to legalize recreational marijuana
By Joan Bryden , The Canadian Press OTTAWA - The Senate gave approval in principle Thursday evening to the federal government's bill to legalize recreational marijuana, after a tense few days of manoe...
Mar 22, 2018
Albertan who posed as U.S. veteran on Nov. 11 guilty of unlawful use of uniform
RED DEER, Alta. - A man who posed as a U.S. Marine veteran during Remembrance Day ceremonies in central Alberta has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of military uniforms and medals. A third charge again...
Mar 22, 2018
Calgary remains interested in 2026 bid, but awaits word from feds, province
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press Calgary city council approved a slate of moves towards a possible bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics on Tuesday but they're contingent upon the feder...
Mar 21, 2018
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