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Hearing to begin to determine if accused in Fredericton shootings fit for trial
FREDERICTON - Jury selection begins Monday at a hockey rink in Fredericton to determine if Matthew Raymond - accused of killing four people in a shooting spree in August 2018 - is fit to stand trial. ...
Sep 29, 2019
'What a role model:' Paralyzed Bronco makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list
AIRDRIE, Alta. - An ad shows a serious Ryan Straschnitzki taping up his hockey stick and pulling on an Adidas jersey before he slides away on an ice sled. "As a kid I always dreamed of ...
Sep 29, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)
Canada Post racking up close to $1 million a year in parking fines, data show
TORONTO - Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Can...
Sep 29, 2019
Justice Minister visit to Medicine Hat on Monday postponed
Updated 5:30 am Monday September 30Due to the weather, the justice minister has postponed his visit to Medicine Hat scheduled for September 30.The visit will be rescheduled to another date and a publi...
Sep 29, 2019 Courtesy: RDNewsNow
Severe pulmonary illness in Quebec first confirmed case in Canada tied to vaping
MONTREAL - Health Canada says a severe pulmonary illness recently diagnosed in Quebec is the country's first confirmed case connected to vaping. It says that while other cases are believed t...
Sep 29, 2019
Scheer would end Trudeau's experiment with less partisan Senate
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is standing by his vow to resume making partisan, patronage appointments to the Senate should the Conservatives form government after Oct. 21. That would put an end to Liberal L...
Sep 29, 2019
Andreescu returns to action with newfound fame after U.S. Open title
Tracy Austin didn't experience the same level of fanfare after winning the 1979 U.S. Open that Bianca Andreescu did for her history-making victory at Flushing M...
Sep 29, 2019
Pakistan court gives slain model's brother life sentence
MULTAN, Pakistan - A Pakistani court on Friday found the brother of a slain social media model, Qandeel Baloch, guilty of her 2016 murder and sentenced him to life in prison. Baloch, aged 26, was foun...
Sep 29, 2019
Trudeau, Scheer navigate climate marches that dominate federal campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer did not take part in Friday's massive climate-change marches as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waded in deep, accepting the criticism of teenaged climate-chan...
Sep 29, 2019
Trudeau, Scheer navigate climate marches that dominate federal campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer did not take part in Friday's massive climate-change marches as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waded in deep, accepting the criticism of teenaged climate-chan...
Sep 29, 2019