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B.C.'s dirty money strategy to be highlighted at meeting of ministers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's efforts to fight money laundering are expected to be front and centre today at a special meeting of federal cabinet ministers and their provincial counterparts to discus...
Jun 13, 2019
Man found guilty of killing Calgary Stampeder appeals conviction and sentence
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary Stampeders football player is appealing his conviction and his sentence. Nelson Lugela was found guilty earlier this year of second-degree murd...
Jun 13, 2019
Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is "absolutely irresponsible" for conservative premiers to threaten to tear Canada apart if the government doesn't accept all the Senate's amendments to ...
Jun 13, 2019
Opioid-related death count up to more than 11,500 nationally: government data
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says 11,577 people died from apparent-opioid-related overdoses between January 2016 and December 2018. It also says that new data reported as of May 15 show...
Jun 13, 2019
Charges dropped against 8 people in Flint water scandal
DETROIT - Prosecutors stunningly dropped all criminal charges Thursday against eight people in the Flint water scandal and pledged to start the investigation from scratch. The defendants include Michi...
Jun 13, 2019
3-year probation for Farruko in case of undeclared $52K
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A judge on Thursday ordered three years' probation for Puerto Rican singer Farruko after he pleaded guilty to not declaring nearly $52,000 in cash discovered in his luggage and...
Jun 13, 2019
Wednesday night barbecues at Melfort museum back for the summer
The long standing summer tradition of Wednesday night barbecues began again last night at the Melfort museum.City council and administration were in attendance for the first barbecue of the season tha...
Jun 13, 2019 The Melfort museum hosted its first Wednesday night barbecue event of the season. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Strength in numbers: Alberta town wants all smokers to butt out for one day
COCHRANE, Alta. - There'll be no need for ashtrays in one Alberta town on the weekend if residents take up a retiring pharmacist's call for all smokers to butt out for 24 hours. Kelly Kimmett persuade...
Jun 13, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. surrenders while denying allegations
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr.'s lawyer said Thursday security video will exonerate the actor from allegations he groped a woman at a New York City night spot. Video from Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lou...
Jun 13, 2019
'Love wins:' How a N.S. town collaborated to protect kidnapped women in Africa
AMHERST, N.S. - Simple signs with a pair of blue hearts capture a small town's sentiments over the rescue of two young Maritime women from kidnappers in Ghana. A sign on the main street...
Jun 13, 2019