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Ex-hostage Boyle demanded wife lose weight as means of control: prosecutor
OTTAWA - A Crown attorney has accused Joshua Boyle of dictating strict weight-loss targets for wife Caitlan Coleman after the couple were freed as hostages of Taliban-linked captors. Prosecutor J...
Sep 13, 2019
Mitchell puts unbeaten record on the line as Stampeders host Ticats
CALGARY - Bo Levi Mitchell's return to the Calgary Stampeders isn't good news for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Mitchell will make his third straight start Saturday when Calgary (7-4) hosts Hamilton (9-2) ...
Sep 13, 2019
Mounties lay secrets-law charges against one of their own
OTTAWA - The RCMP has charged one of its own with several offences under Canada's official-secrets law. The national police force says Cameron Ortis was charged under three sections of the Security of...
Sep 13, 2019
Woodbine Mile win could earn filly Got Stormy more comparisons to Tepin
TORONTO - For Mark Casse, the comparisons are inevitable. On Saturday, Casse will chase a third victory in the $1-million Ricoh Woodbine Mile with filly Got Stormy, the early 8-5 favourite. ...
Sep 13, 2019
Police stop stolen vehicle and locate drugs, guns, ammunition and other weapons
According to a media release from the Prince Albert Police, officers arrested a 22-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman Thursday evening after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of several weapons...
Sep 13, 2019 (Submitted photo/Prince Albert Police Service)
Quebec court invalidates parts of medical aid in dying laws as too restrictive
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated sections of both the federal and Quebec laws on medically assisted dying, ruling Wednesday they were too restrictive and therefore unconst...
Sep 13, 2019
Heavy fog mistaken for smoke: Prince Albert Fire Department
It was an ominous start to Friday the 13th.A large portion of Saskatchewan was cloaked in a very dense fog. This might have been the reason the Prince Albert Fire Department was called out on a case o...
Sep 13, 2019 An incredibly heavy fog in the early Friday morning resulted in locals calling into the Prince Albert Fire Department to report smoke. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Pipeline construction hampered by hearings, permits, court action: report
VANCOUVER - Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will likely be delayed due to detailed route hearings, outstanding provincial permits and Indigenous court challenges, says a report f...
Sep 13, 2019
Government plans to ban flavours used in e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON - The federal government will act to ban thousands of flavours used in e-cigarettes, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, responding to a recent surge in underage vaping that has alarmed ...
Sep 13, 2019
Maritime grids, forestry, coastlines need rethink in era of intense storms: experts
HALIFAX - In an era when the intensity of hurricanes is expected to increase across Atlantic Canada, experts say major changes are needed to utility grids, shoreline defences ...
Sep 13, 2019