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Trump on defence, courting voters in two must-win states
WASHINGTON - Backed into a corner and facing financial strains, President Donald Trump fought to defend his sagging reelection bid Friday in a state Republicans haven't lost in nearly three decades. W...
Oct 16, 2020
Provinces need to address racism in the health-care system: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces must do more to address racism in the health-care system, saying reconciliation with Indigenous people is not up to the federal government alone. ...
Oct 16, 2020
Psychiatrist takes witness stand in Fredericton mass murder trial
FREDERICTON - Psychiatrist Dr. Ralph Holly has taken the stand in the first degree murder trial of Matthew Raymond in Fredericton. Raymond, is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Donnie ...
Oct 16, 2020
First Nations elder alleges she was questioned about alcohol use in Winnipeg hospital
WINNIPEG - A First Nations elder says her symptoms were initially ignored and she was questioned about alcohol use during a stay at a Winnipeg hospital. Sadie North, who is 72, was brought to Grace Ho...
Oct 16, 2020
"Big Bag of Cash" replaces Kinsmen home lotto this year
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The winner of the Medicine Hat Kinsmen Club's brand new lottery will be starting off the new year $100,000 richer.The club launched the Big Bag of Cash lottery on Thursday.Tickets a...
Oct 16, 2020
GOP, Dems hope Supreme Court fight bolsters Senate prospects
WASHINGTON - For Republicans, the nomination fight over Amy Coney Barrett is a chance to seal conservative control of the Supreme Court for decades. For some GOP senators, it's also a lifeline they ho...
Oct 16, 2020
Northwest Territories reports three presumptive positive cases of COVID-19
YELLOWKNIFE - The chief public health officer for the Northwest Territories says three people have received presumptive positive test results for COVID-19. A release says one of the presumed cas...
Oct 16, 2020
PM Trudeau says Canada won't stop calling out China for 'coercive diplomacy'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will not stop standing up for human rights in China - or calling out Beijing for its coercive approach to diplomacy.Trudeau says that include...
Oct 16, 2020
Warrant issued for Lethbridge man charged with "possible assault and abduction"
TABER, AB - Taber Police have charged a man from Lethbridge in connection to a serious incident.At approximately 6:15 pm on Thursday, October 15, officers were informed of a possible assault and abduc...
Oct 16, 2020
Champagne meets Belarus's exiled opposition, as Trudeau talks to Armenian leader
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will ask Turkey's president to help bring Azerbaijan and Armenian combatants to the negotiating table. Trudeau says he will deliver that message to Presi...
Oct 16, 2020