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Melfort Special Olympics curling team begins season with weekend bonspiel at home
Off the ice, Melfort Special Olympics has been preparing its curling team for the 2020 national winter games in Thunder Bay, Ont. in February.Melfort's Special Olympics curling team attended a trainin...
Nov 07, 2019 Melfort Special Olympics' curling team will hit the ice for the first time this season when they host their bonspiel at the Melfort Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Facebook/Melfort Special Olympics)
NewsAlert: Winnipeg police upgrade charge to murder in stabbing of 3-year-old
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg have upgraded a charge in the death of a three-year-old boy to second-degree murder. Daniel Jensen had been charged with attempted murder after the sl...
Nov 07, 2019
White House and Pelosi part ways on relief for drug prices
WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday signalled President Donald Trump's blunt thumbs-down to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Her office's sharp retort:...
Nov 07, 2019
Drug cartel gunmen kill 9 US citizens in an ambush in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Drug cartel gunmen ambushed three SUVs along a dirt road, slaughtering six children and three women - all U.S. citizens living in northern Mexico - in a grisly attack that left one vehic...
Nov 07, 2019
ABC says interview with Epstein accuser wasn't ready to air
NEW YORK - ABC News faced questions Tuesday about its reluctance to air a sensitive story of alleged sexual misconduct after a leaked video emerged of reporter Amy Robach complaining about how her bos...
Nov 07, 2019
A CGI James Dean is cast in new film, sparking an outcry
NEW YORK - James Dean hasn't been alive in 64 years, but the "Rebel Without a Cause" actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War. The filmmakers behind the independent film "Finding Jack" ...
Nov 07, 2019
Steyer aide offered money for endorsements
DES MOINES, Iowa - A top aide to Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered local politicians campaign contributions in exchange for endorsing his White House bid. Multiple people with direct knowledge ...
Nov 07, 2019
Leafs captain John Tavares returns after seven-game injury absence
TORONTO - Maple Leafs captain John Tavares returned to the lineup Tuesday following a seven-game absence with a broken finger. The 29-year-old suffered the injury Oct. 16 after taking a shot off ...
Nov 07, 2019
Officer testifies he wasn't required to enter cell to check on inmate who died
HALIFAX - A special constable facing criminal charges in an inmate's death testified Monday it wasn't his duty to enter the cell and attempt to rouse an impaired man...
Nov 07, 2019
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...
Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)