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Edmonton's animal cruelty investigations unit example for other police services
EDMONTON, United Kingdom - It started with a puppy they named Tucker. In 2017, constables Ilka Cunningham and Ted Dyck with the Edmonton Police Service were sent to an animal cruelty call and found a ...
Dec 18, 2021
'Have to forgive:' Son of woman killed in crash caused by premier trying to move on
SASKATOON - Steve Balog says his mom didn't come from money but she knew how to give in kindness. One of the first times he remembers seeing her selflessness was when she pulled over to help a boy on ...
Dec 18, 2021
Gas explosion in sewer kills 10 in southern Pakistan city
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - A powerful gas explosion in a sewage system in a southern Pakistani city killed at least 12 people and injured 11 others Saturday, police and a health official said. Police sp...
Dec 18, 2021
Pope doubles down on quashing old Latin Mass with new limits
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis doubled down Saturday on his efforts to quash the old Latin Mass, forbidding the celebration of some sacraments according to the ancient rite in his latest salvo against conse...
Dec 18, 2021
With child-care program Trudeau finds a model for influencing provincial policy
OTTAWA - If you had asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last year whether the federal government could have a stronger hand in provincial health matters, he says his answer might have been different. ...
Dec 18, 2021
Few inmates using flawed needle exchange program meant to protect against HIV: report
OTTAWA - Inmates' access to sterile needles in Canadian federal prisons continues to be severely limited, potentially exposing them to blood-borne infections including HIV and hepatitis C. A report co...
Dec 18, 2021
Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021
Dentists see pandemic stress in patients with more grinding, cracked, broken teeth
VICTORIA - Stress and anxiety connected to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is revealing itself in people's mouths, say dentists who report increasing cases of patients with cracked, broken and damaged t...
Dec 18, 2021
Japan police search house of man linked to deadly Osaka fire
OSAKA, Japan (AP) - Japanese police on Saturday searched the house of one of the patients at a mental clinic where a fire gutted an entire floor in an eight-story building, killing 24 people trapped i...
Dec 17, 2021
Clippers lose emotional battle 3-1 to Cowichan Valley
NANAIMO - For the second time in two weeks the Clippers lost at home to Cowichan Valley.The Clippers wore their retro jerseys and saluted 50 years of team alumni before the game but it was the road te...
Dec 17, 2021