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Provincial police teaming up with Montreal force to battle organized crime
MONTREAL - Quebec and Montreal police are announcing the creation of a permanent mixed squad dedicated to investigating murders linked to organized crime. Investigators from the Montreal police w...
Nov 06, 2019
Quebec puts English school board under trusteeship, alerts anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has placed the province's largest English-speaking school board under trusteeship and sent a report on the organization's governance to the anti-corruption p...
Nov 06, 2019
Attack near Semafo mine in Burkina Faso results in the death of at least 37
MONTREAL - An attack on employees of Quebec gold producer Semafo Inc. in Burkina Faso has left 37 people dead and 60 injured. The attack occurred about 40 kilometres from the Boungou mine - ...
Nov 06, 2019
Lawyer for hotel owners says Vancouver risks litigation with $1 expropriation
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the owners of two dilapidated hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside says the city is exposing itself to considerable litigation risk by seeking to expropriate the prope...
Nov 06, 2019
'Fifty Shades' publisher Anne Messitte is leaving company
NEW YORK - The publisher who helped make E L James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" a phenomenon is being forced out amid a company restructuring. Anne Messitte, longtime head of the Vintage and Anchor paperba...
Nov 06, 2019
Manitoba premier to talk pipelines, flood protection and more with prime minister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he hopes to discuss pipelines, flood protection and other issues during a one-hour meeting Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pallister sa...
Nov 06, 2019
'I need answers:' Slain caseworker's sister in court as mental exam ordered
CALGARY - The sister of a caseworker who was stabbed to death while on the job at an assisted-living home says she doesn't want any other family to suffer the same way. Nancy Euwangue travel...
Nov 06, 2019
River otter likely snuck through open gates to get to Vancouver koi pond
VANCOUVER - The koi pond at Vancouver's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has been drained and the remaining carp removed after a hungry river otter returned for a second annual fall hunting tr...
Nov 06, 2019
Highway 2 re-opened following major accident south of Sexsmith
Grande Prairie RCMP say all lanes are open along Highway 2 between Sexsmith and Clairmont, following the major accident Wednesday morning that involved anywhere from 20-30 vehicles.Emergency services ...
Nov 06, 2019 A look south on Highway 2, just south of Sexsmith. Anywhere from 20-30 vehicles were involved in the crash (Photo: Liam Verster)
Airline says Dutch plane alert was false alarm
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands - A hijack warning was accidentally set off on a plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Wednesday night, triggering a massive security alert, a Spanish airline said. Air Europa...
Nov 06, 2019