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RCMP issue Amber Alert for 14-month-old child abducted near Hinton
BRULE - RCMP just east of Jasper National Park have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-month-old child believed to have been abducted by his father.Mounties issued the alert early Friday morning and say W...
Dec 20, 2019
Mustangs and Hawks to meet in home and home before holiday break
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League fans in the northeast are going to get an early Christmas gift this weekend.The Melfort Mustangs and Nipawin Hawks meet in a home and home on Dec. 20 and 21 before bo...
Dec 20, 2019 The Mustangs (blue) and Hawks (white) meet in a home and home on Friday and Saturday. (Facebook/Broad Leaf Media)
Palace: Prince Philip, 98, admitted to a London hospital
LONDON - Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been admitted to a London hospital "as a precautionary measure," Buckingham Palace said Friday. The palace said in a statement the 98-year-ol...
Dec 20, 2019
Statistics Canada says annual pace of inflation climbs to 2.2 per cent
OTTAWA - The annual pace of inflation heated up in November as gasoline prices posted their first year-over-year increase since October 2018, Statistics Canada said Wednesday. The agency said the...
Dec 20, 2019
Right whale gives birth to first calf off the coast of Georgia: Oceana
HALIFAX - An international conservation group has announced the birth of the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2019-2020 calving season. Oceana says the calf was first observed Monday off t...
Dec 20, 2019
US economy grew at moderate 2.1% rate in 3rd quarter
The U.S. economy, which only recently was flashing warning signs of a sharp slowdown, should finish the year in better shape, thanks to rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and a cease-fire in the U.S.-...
Dec 20, 2019
Canadian son of Russian spies to speak to media in Toronto this afternoon
TORONTO - The Toronto-born son of Russian spies, whose Canadian citizenship has now been affirmed by the Supreme Court of Canada, will speak to media in his hometown this afternoon. Alexander Vav...
Dec 20, 2019
Nova Scotia premier to decide fate of pulp mill that supports thousands of jobs
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia is expected to issue a decision today on the fate of an aging pulp mill that supports thousands of jobs across the province. Almost five years ago, Steph...
Dec 20, 2019
GOP Sen. Collins of Maine launches reelection bid for 2020
PORTLAND, Maine - Republican Sen. Susan Collins officially launched her bid for reelection Wednesday, setting up an expensive and closely watched battle that's starting against the backdrop of impeach...
Dec 20, 2019
Fiat Chrysler-Peugeot merger could bring more clean vehicles
DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot agreed Wednesday to merge into a single company that will become the world's fourth-largest automaker, a giant that could bring consumers a wider variety of cleaner...
Dec 20, 2019