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Texas officer charged with assault in fatal 2019 shooting
BAYTOWN, Texas - A Texas police officer has been charged with assault for fatally shooting a woman after a struggle over the officer's stun gun last year, prosecutors announced Monday. A Harris County...
Sep 14, 2020

Richard Ahenakew to be recognized at 2020 ABEX awards
Prince Albert's Richard Ahenakew's work is being acknowledged at the 2020 ABEX Awards.According to a media release, Ahenakew won the Roger Phillips Chamber Builder Award which is given to someone who ...
Sep 14, 2020

Bloc Quebecois leader and caucus isolating after staffer catches COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says leader Yves-Francois Blanchet and the party's whole caucus are in self-isolation after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from the party s...
Sep 14, 2020

CN rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported
HOPE, B.C. - CN Rail says at least 20 rail cars carrying potash derailed today near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods are involved. The railway says prelimin...
Sep 14, 2020

Coach Aaron Zimmerle has unfinished business with the Canada Wolverines
Born in Canada and raised in Australia, Aaron Zimmerle is back for a second stint as coach of the Canadian men's rugby league team. There is unfinished business. He was first appointed Canada coa...
Sep 14, 2020

Eight new cases of COVID-19, one new recovery in Saskatchewan
The province has recorded eight new cases of COVID-19.The cases are located in the Saskatoon (six), South West (one) and South Central (one) zones.Three cases from last week were removed from the prov...
Sep 14, 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime suffers first-round loss at Italian Open
ROME - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 7-5 to Serbia's Filip Krajinovic in the first round of the ATP Tour's Italian Open on Monday. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 16 seed and world No. 20, won jus...
Sep 14, 2020

B.C. announces early lung cancer screening program touted as first in Canada
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has announced a new lung cancer screening program it says is the first of its kind in Canada aimed at early diagnosis of the deadliest form of the disease. ...
Sep 14, 2020

Two facing drug-related charges following large seizure in North Battleford
Two individuals are facing a number of drug-related charges following a large seizure in North Battleford.Police report the North Battleford Gang Task Force/Street Enforcement Team, along with members...
Sep 14, 2020

South Carolina's lieutenant governor contracts COVID-19
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette was diagnosed with COVID-19 on Friday, but is recovering in isolation with her family at home, officials said. Evette had a sore throat and heada...
Sep 14, 2020