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Police investigating 'serious incident' on 18 Street West
Update: Police have confirmed the incident has now been resolved. One person has been taken into custody. More details are expected on Tuesday. -------- We are currently at the scene of a serious inci...
Jan 02, 2023

Canada extends copyright protection another 20 years to meet new trade obligation
OTTAWA - There will be no new books or plays added to the public domain in Canada until 2043 after the government squeezed in a change to copyright laws just before the end of 2022. Until Dec. 30, cop...
Jan 02, 2023

Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off
Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust.Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, is calling off its plans to restage the event this...
Jan 02, 2023

Stjernborg's shorthanded goal leads Sweden over Finland in world junior quarterfinal
MONCTON, N.B. - Victor Stjernborg scored a shorthanded goal with 65 seconds remaining and Sweden defeated rival Finland 3-2 in quarterfinal action Monday at the world junior hockey championship. Finla...
Jan 02, 2023

Birth of nine calves sparks hope for endangered North Atlantic right whales
FREDERICTON - A scientist who studies the endangered North Atlantic right whale is cautiously optimistic about the current breeding season after nine calves were spotted during its first few weeks. Mo...
Jan 02, 2023

Quebec ultra-marathoner preparing to run nearly 8,000 km from Florida to Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec ultra-marathon runner is preparing for a nearly 8,000-kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec's Gasp Peninsula. Joan Roch, 49, is known for runnin...
Jan 02, 2023

Brampton and Owen Sound may play in Major Series Lacrosse in 2023
Major Series Lacrosse says it hopes that Brampton and Owen Sound will both play in the Ontario-based league in 2023. The two clubs came to an agreement on Thursday over the issue of a player pool. Rea...
Jan 02, 2023

Man arrested on attempted murder charges in machete attack
NEW YORK (AP) - A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve was arrested on charges of attempting to murder officers, police said Monday as authorit...
Jan 02, 2023

Quebec ultra-marathoner preparing to run nearly 8,000 km from Florida to Quebec
MONTREAL - A Quebec ultra-marathon runner is preparing for a nearly 8,000-kilometre run from the most southern point of the United States to Quebec's Gasp Peninsula. Joan Roch, 49, is known for runnin...
Jan 02, 2023

Police seek possible suspect in break-and-enter case
Police are searching for a person that may have been responsible for a break-and-enter at a West Hill apartment building.On Dec. 8, officers responded to the building for a complaint about a break-and...
Jan 02, 2023