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Package labeled 'Bag Full of Drugs' leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI - Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled "Bag Full of Drugs," Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Reinhar...
Feb 04, 2020

School board explores Cree kindergarten
Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division is designing a Cree language program and looking for community input. The school board is hoping to start a bilingual Cree kindergarten class at one school t...
Feb 04, 2020 Kindergarten learning materials in Cree. (submitted photo/Victor Thunderchild)

Making Oscar history, 'Honeyland' shatters borders
NEW YORK - Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia - about as far from the Oscars as possible - when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their su...
Feb 04, 2020

Brother of Manchester Arena bomber goes on trial for murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is just as guilty as the attacker, a British prosecutor said Tuesday, as the surviving...
Feb 04, 2020

Taxpayer group reveals 43,000 Quebec bureaucrats earn $100,000 or more
MONTREAL - A national group that lobbies for smaller government and lower taxes has calculated there are more than 43,000 Quebec public sector employees earning six-figur...
Feb 04, 2020

Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020

Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020

A look back at the 20s in 2020
Battlefords area history buffs will kick off their 2020 with a look back at the 1920s at the Discovery Mall's latest event from Feb. 6 to 8. The City of North Battleford Historic Archives Volunteer Co...
Feb 04, 2020 The 20s in 2020 event is coming to the Discovery Co-op Mall Feb. 6 and 8. (supplied photo/Terry Lumsden)

Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad sells 38 planes for $1B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi's long-troubled Etihad Airways said Tuesday it would sell 38 aircraft to an investment firm and a leasing company in a deal valued at $1 billion, the latest cos...
Feb 04, 2020

RCMP looking for suspects after break and enter, attempted robbery in Macklin
Unity RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in locating three men who broke into a local Macklin business last week and attempted to steal from the ATM inside. The incident occurred on Jan. 27, at ...
Feb 04, 2020 Three men attempted to break into an ATM in a Macklin business Jan. 27. (submitted photo/Unity RCMP)