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Worker knocked unconscious in Winnipeg liquor store robbery, one suspect charged
WINNIPEG - Police have charged a 15-year-old boy in a violent liquor store robbery that sent one worker to hospital in critical condition. The theft at a Winnipeg outlet Wednesday was the latest in a ...
Nov 23, 2019
‘Uncut Gems,’ ‘The Lighthouse’ top Spirit Awards nominations
NEW YORK - Josh and Benny Safdie's Diamond District crime film "Uncut Gems" and Robert Eggers' fever-dream period tale "The Lighthouse" led the 35th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nod...
Nov 23, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu indicted on corruption charges
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted Thursday in a series of corruption cases, throwing Israel's paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatening his 10-year grip...
Nov 23, 2019
Pentagon's top watchdog paints gloomy picture of fight against ISIL
OTTAWA - The Pentagon's top watchdog is painting a gloomy picture about the five-year-old fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, warning that recent actions in Syria have allowed ISIL...
Nov 23, 2019
Opposition says it's a dark day: Bill passes to fire Alberta election watchdog
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has passed a bill to fire election commissioner Lorne Gibson, raising questions about the future of his investigation into Premier Jason Kenney's United Conserva...
Nov 23, 2019
Federal government resists mounting pressure to end CN Rail strike
The federal government is resisting calls to intervene in a railway strike despite the spectre of a propane shortage in Quebec and rising pressure from premiers and CEOs across the country to reconven...
Nov 23, 2019
Mourinho wins 1st game at Spurs, Liverpool leaves it late
Tottenham's decision to change managers reaped instant rewards as Jose Mourinho got off to a winning start in his highly anticipated fourth coaching stint in the Premier League. How long before its no...
Nov 23, 2019
Conservative Leader Scheer dismisses two top staff in wake of election loss
Federal Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has dismissed two of his most senior staff in the wake of his party's recent election loss. In a letter sent out Saturday morning, Scheer announced that Chief...
Nov 23, 2019
Police confirm five Lethbridge College students charged with sexual assault
Lethbridge, AB - Lethbridge Police Staff Sgt. Robin Klassen has independently confirmed five Lethbridge College students have been charged with sexual assault.Four of those who have been charged are a...
Nov 23, 2019 Lethbridge Police Headquarters
Suspects sought after two-vehicle crash in Red Deer
Red Deer, AB - Red Deer RCMP are searching for multiple suspects after a series of collisions on the city's north end late Thursday night.It was around 11:30 p.m. when Mounties were responding a repor...
Nov 23, 2019 (Scott Reeves)