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Some MPs are warning the parliamentary work load is going to kill someone
OTTAWA - Some MPs are warning the high-stress, high-stakes environment of politics coupled with relentless work schedules are one day going to kill someone. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux, who ...
Jul 14, 2019
Tories ask CSIS to probe ex-ambassador's comments about advice to China
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs want Canada's intelligence agency to probe whether a former Canadian ambassador is encouraging China to interfere in the upcoming federal election. John McCallum wa...
Jul 14, 2019
U12 & U14 Thunder qualify for medal round at softball provincials
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Two local softball teams have guaranteed themselves a shot at a provincial medal at home, while the road to gold still remains alive at 2019 provincials.Both the Medicine Hat U12 an...
Jul 14, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Alouettes part ways with GM Kavis Reed
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes announced on Sunday that the organization has relieved general manager Kavis Reed of his duties. Assistant general manager of player personnel Joe Mack, head coach Kh...
Jul 14, 2019
'I saw a trailer that was all twisted': Tornado tosses Quebec campground
ST-ROCH-DE-L'ACHIGAN, Que. - A tornado tore through a campground north of Montreal Thursday evening, snapping trees, toppling trailers and sending at least one injured man to hospital. "When I drove t...
Jul 14, 2019
Armed Forces to sweep explosives from Nazi-sunk ships off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The wrecks of four iron ore carriers felled by German U-boats in 1942 have rested off Newfoundland's Bell Island for decades. Bell Island was one of the few places in North America ...
Jul 14, 2019
Lewis Hamilton wins record 6th British GP, extends F1 lead
SILVERSTONE, England - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton won a record sixth British Grand Prix on Sunday after jumping ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by taking advantage of th...
Jul 14, 2019
Magnitude 7.3 quake damages homes in eastern Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A strong, shallow earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Sunday, damaging some homes and causing panicked residents to flee to temporary shelters. There were no immediate reports ...
Jul 14, 2019
New immigration pilot will offer residency to some migrant farm-workers
OTTAWA - A new three-year immigration experiment that will give migrant workers a path to permanent residency in Canada is getting a thumbs-up from industry but a thumbs-down from migra...
Jul 14, 2019
Trudeau visits Alberta pipeline site, says national unity is not under threat
EDMONTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is dismissing claims by conservative politicians that national unity is under threat. The Liberal leader says conservative politicians are playi...
Jul 14, 2019