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Night of N.S. shootings, witnesses wondered about 'strange' RCMP car as it went by
HALIFAX - Witnesses noticed the odd actions of what appeared to be an RCMP cruiser late on April 18, 2020, not realizing the driver was responsible for a murderous rampage that had just left 13 people...
Mar 09, 2022
Openings start for Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Opening statements started Wednesday in the trial of four men who prosecutors say plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 because they were angry about pand...
Mar 09, 2022
Buff & brave bungy jumpers strip to support mental health services
NANAIMO - A lot of courage but little clothing was displayed during a vital weekend fundraising event.The annual Naked Bungy jump held at WildPlay Nanaimo and in support of Mental Health Recovery Part...
Mar 09, 2022
Canada's Aaron Cockerill changes plans to compete in South Africa after tying for 2nd
Being able to quickly change travel plans is an underrated skill for professional golfers. Aaron Cockerill has put that to the test this week. Cockerill, from Stony Mountain, Man., had planned to take...
Mar 09, 2022
Trudeau visits Berlin, silencing Russian propaganda machine : In The News for March 9
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Mar 09, 2022
Independent Ontario MPP Roman Baber to enter Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - An independent Ontario legislator, who rose to prominence for speaking out against COVID-19 lockdowns, says he will run for Conservative leadership. Roman Baber will launch his campaign Wedne...
Mar 09, 2022
Mountain goat population declining in British Columbia: study
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is losing an animal of significant cultural value to the region's Indigenous people as fewer mountain goats are seen in its craggy peaks, says a new study....
Mar 09, 2022
Report to be released that examines four years of overdose deaths in British Columbia
VICTORIA - A report by a death review panel investigating the overdose crisis in British Columbia was scheduled to be released today by the province's chief coroner. A statement from the coroner's off...
Mar 09, 2022
'Rewriting history': Military official says NATO trying to counter Russian propaganda
CALGARY - A Canadian military official says the war over Ukraine is being fought on two fronts - armed conflict and disinformation. And more work needs to be done to silence the Russian propaganda mac...
Mar 09, 2022
Biden's billion-dollar cleanup pledge puts Great Lakes back in environment limelight
WASHINGTON - Long before climate change seized the global conscience, when the environment struggled for political traction, North America's Great Lakes were a dumping ground - a toxic monument to ind...
Mar 09, 2022