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Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death freed on $1 million bond
MINNEAPOLIS - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail on Wednesday and was released from prison. According to court documents, Derek Chauvin ...
Oct 07, 2020
New Jack Daniel's master distiller keeps up family tradition
In a business where family tradition tends to matter, Chris Fletcher stepped up Wednesday to follow in his grandfather's footsteps to lead production of the Jack Daniel's whiskey brand. The Tennessee ...
Oct 07, 2020
Fire Prevention Week looks at fire safety in the kitchen
Fire Prevention Week began on Oct. 4 and runs through Oct. 10 this year and with Thanksgiving approaching quickly, the theme for 2020 is 'serving up fire safety in the kitchen.'"Cooking fires are the ...
Oct 07, 2020
Boreal Heartland inks deal with Federated Co-op to sell northern tea blends
A co-branding agreement between Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) and Air Ronge's Boreal Heartland Herbal Products will allow northern Saskatchewan-sourced teas to be sold throughout Western Canada. ...
Oct 07, 2020
Radha Blank of 'The Forty-Year-Old Version' isn't late
If Radha Blank had a tagline for her film, "The Forty-Year-Old Version," it would be: "You don't age out of your passion." Blank wrote, directed and stars in her debut film, a heavily autobiographical...
Oct 07, 2020
Saskatchewan premier discloses 1994 impaired driving charge he says was dropped
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says he was charged with impaired driving and leaving the scene of an accident in 1994, but the charges were dropped. Moe, making the disclosure during a campaign s...
Oct 07, 2020
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur resumes treatment as lung cancer returns
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur is facing a recurrence of lung cancer, the hospital treating him announced Wednesday. Lafleur was informed of the diagnosis during an appointment with his me...
Oct 07, 2020
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur resumes treatment as lung cancer returns
Montreal Canadiens great Guy Lafleur is facing a recurrence of lung cancer, the hospital treating him announced Wednesday. Lafleur was informed of the diagnosis during an appointment with his me...
Oct 07, 2020
Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing in high-profile case of alleged racial profiling
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared two officers of wrongdoing following their violent arrest of a Black woman who later alleged she was a victim of racial profiling. The Serious Incid...
Oct 07, 2020
Canadian defence minister calls out China for 'hostage diplomacy'
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister is calling out China over what he describes as its "hostage diplomacy" and says the NATO military alliance needs to keep tabs on the increasingly assertive Asian gia...
Oct 07, 2020