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Canada spearheading effort to better protect airborne passenger flights
WASHINGTON - Canada is spearheading what Transport Minister Marc Garneau hopes will become an international effort to protect civilian airliners around the world from being shot down over conflic...
Mar 05, 2020
Minassian admits to planning, carrying out Toronto van attack
TORONTO - A man who killed 10 people when he drove a van into crowds of pedestrians on a busy Toronto sidewalk in 2018 has admitted to planning and carrying out the attack, court heard Thursday. ...
Mar 05, 2020
Melfort Amateur Dramatics prepares for provincial drama competition
Members of the Melfort Amateur Dramatics (MAD) are getting ready for a week long provincial drama festival in April.The Melfort group will open the festival with its rendition of Five Alarm.Mel Annand...
Mar 05, 2020 Melfort Amateur Dramatics' rendition of Gibson and Sons took place in November. (Facebook/Melfort Amateur Dramatics)
Cdn university basketball championships forging new ground with joint event
OTTAWA - Canada's best university basketball players won't just be playing for pride and glory in their championship tournament in Ottawa this weekend. Organizers say they are playing a part in histor...
Mar 05, 2020
Cdn university basketball championships forging new ground with joint event
OTTAWA - Canada's best university basketball players won't just be playing for pride and glory in their championship tournament in Ottawa this weekend. Organizers say they are playing a part in histor...
Mar 05, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador's Gushue beats Nunavut's Higgs at Tim Hortons Brier
KINGSTON, Ont. - For years, Brad Gushue was saddled with the tag of being the best skip without a national men's curling title. That all changed in 2017 when he finally won the Tim Hortons Brier. His ...
Mar 05, 2020
Canadian Coles-Lyster part of UCI's investigation on sexual assault allegations
In the weeks and months after Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually assaulted, the Canadian cyclist buried herself in her sport. The 21-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., was just 18 when she joi...
Mar 05, 2020
Local pianist named finalist in international talent search
For North Battleford resident Brie McAuley, piano was always a passion of hers. Little did she know, working at the local Walmart as a support manager would be a springboard for her favorite pastime. ...
Mar 05, 2020 Brie McAuley, pictured here with her piano teacher Rose, whom she’s taken lessons from since she began playing. (submitted photo/Brie McAuley)
Death toll from Tennessee tornadoes climbs to at least 24
NASHVILLE - Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighbourhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other parts of the state as families slept. At ...
Mar 05, 2020
Death toll from Tennessee tornadoes climbs to at least 24
NASHVILLE - Rescuers searched through shattered Tennessee neighbourhoods for bodies Tuesday, less than a day after tornadoes ripped across Nashville and other parts of the state as families slept. At ...
Mar 05, 2020