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Germany, France, Portugal in same Euro 2020 group
BUCHAREST, Romania - After seeing Germany drawn at Euro 2020 with France and Portugal, Oliver Bierhoff was frustrated and fearful about his country's prospects. "Another nightmare," the Germany team g...
Nov 30, 2019
Three children among seven victims of deadly plane crash in Kingston, Ont.: TSB
KINGSTON, Ont. - Three children were among the seven people killed when a U.S.-registered plane crashed in eastern Ontario, the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday as it indicated seat...
Nov 30, 2019
Former cop says more than apology to black community needed from police
OTTAWA - A veteran black police officer - who has written about racism within policing in Canada - says it will take more than an apology from Halifax's police chief to improve relations with Nova Sco...
Nov 30, 2019
Independent senators want rule changes to prevent partisan stalling on bills
OTTAWA - The largest group of independents in the Senate wants some rule changes to reflect the new reality of a less partisan chamber of sober second thought - and to rein in obstruction tactics...
Nov 30, 2019
Woman guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A woman accused in the death of a toddler found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack and the child's father, Joey Crier, were each charged wi...
Nov 30, 2019
Activist says RCMP profile about her is 'kind of creepy and unsettling'
OTTAWA - An activist concerned about mining-industry abuses found it "kind of creepy and unsettling" to recently learn the RCMP compiled a six-page profile of her shortly...
Nov 30, 2019
Black Friday popularity continues to grow in Medicine Hat
Medicine Hat, AB - Black Friday has officially beaten out Boxing Day as the top shopping day of the year.According to a recent survey by the Retail Council of Canada, 43 per cent of Canadians said tha...
Nov 29, 2019
Nothing beats a fresh-cut Christmas tree
Cypress County, AB - There is nothing like the smell of a fresh pine tree and, according to a local tree farm owner, a freshly cut Christmas tree will last longer than a pre-cut one, won't shed needle...
Nov 29, 2019
B.C. RCMP announce charges in 1993 homicide of 23-year-old Vicki Black
VANCOUVER - The RCMP in British Columbia say a man is in custody and facing a murder charge in the homicide of a 23-year-old woman in Vancouver in 1993. The Mounties announced in a news release Friday...
Nov 29, 2019
Police charge man following 7-11 robbery in September
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Police Service has a charged a Dunmore man in connection with a robbery at a 7-11 store in September.The robbery occurred at the Carry Drive 7-11 on September 11 at...
Nov 29, 2019