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Shots fired on Amtrak train in Arizona; 1 in custody
One person is in custody after someone opened fire Monday aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson, Arizona, causing passengers to flee, police said. The shooting happened just after 8 a.m. on a train parked ...
Oct 04, 2021

Little room for error when towing banners by plane, ex-pilot says after Quebec crash
MONTREAL - An ex-professional pilot says that while it's too soon to say what caused a plane pulling a marriage proposal banner to crash near Old Montreal over the weekend, there's little room for err...
Oct 04, 2021

Italy's center-left claim mayoral wins; populists slump
ROME (AP) - Italy's center-left forces, spearheaded by the Democrats, were sweeping to victory Monday in Milan and other big city mayoral races while clinching a runoff berth in Rome, where the populi...
Oct 04, 2021

‘I am being penalized’: Former Sask Party MLA speaks out
A former member of the Saskatchewan Party who made waves over her vaccination status is speaking for the first time.Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson resigned from the party caucus last week after...
Oct 04, 2021

NHLers reflect on banner summer for Canadian women: 'It's fantastic what they did'
Pierre-Luc Dubois was in the middle of his workout. The televisions perched throughout the gym usually show an endless loop of sports highlights from the previous night's action. On this August mornin...
Oct 04, 2021

Humboldt Public honour residential school children with days for truth and reconciliation
Sept. 30 was a special day for communities across the country, including students and teachers at Humboldt Public School (HPS) who recently acknowledged National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with ...
Oct 04, 2021

Quebec premier says last week's debates on racism lacked compassion for First Nations
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is accepting responsibility for the lack of compassion and solidarity toward Indigenous Peoples last week involving himself and the opposition. Legault said today on Fac...
Oct 04, 2021

Carrot River Outback Thunder hire Darrell Mann as new Head Coach
The Carrot River Outback Thunder announced with a heavy heart that Rob Holoien had stepped down as the organization's head coach due to personal reasons. The search for a new head coach, however, was ...
Oct 04, 2021

No need for federal involvement in Alberta coal mine review, First Nation says
An Alberta First Nation says it continues to doubt the need for a federal environmental review of a proposed thermal coal mine expansion in the province. And the Ermineskin band from central Alberta s...
Oct 04, 2021

Canada sharing data with countries who don't accept mixed-dose travellers
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it's working with other governments still dubious about allowing Canadians with mixed vaccines to travel across their borders without quarantining. Sev...
Oct 04, 2021