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Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
HAVANA - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist system, died Thursday at age 98. Miguel Cabrera, an...
Oct 17, 2019
List grows of Mounties suing attorney general over 2014 Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - More than a dozen RCMP officers who responded to the 2014 shootings in Moncton, N.B., that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues are now looking to sue the atto...
Oct 17, 2019
Canadian star winger DTH van der Merwe retires from international rugby
DTH van der Merwe, Canada's all-time leading try-scorer, is retiring from international rugby in the wake of his fourth World Cup. "I've now lived and enjoyed my Canada 15s dream, 13 years of wearing ...
Oct 17, 2019
Roughly 13,000 without power days after snowstorm pummels Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The farm that has been in Jamal Abas' family for four generations was without power for a sixth straight day Tuesday - one of thousands of homes and businesses across Manitoba still su...
Oct 17, 2019
Gooding faces new charges and a potential parade of accusers
NEW YORK - Cuba Gooding Jr. is facing a growing cast of sexual misconduct accusers, with prosecutors Tuesday unveiling new criminal charges against the actor and telling a judge they intend to have up...
Oct 17, 2019
Broncos families head to Alberta legislature to fight for trucking changes
EDMONTON - Alberta families affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash say they will continue to fight for changes to provincial trucking regulations.Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured whe...
Oct 17, 2019 (File photo/ CKOM News Staff)
More power restored in Manitoba, but snowstorm may have long-term effects
WINNIPEG - More Manitoba residents are getting their electricity restored following a major snowstorm last week, but the effects of the weather could be long-lasting. Manitoba Hydro says some 7,000 ho...
Oct 17, 2019
Bloc leader calls on Canada to let exiled Catalan leader enter the country
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says there is no good reason exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont hasn't been able to enter Canada. Blanchet reacted to news today...
Oct 17, 2019
GM contract: worker pay hikes, factory closings move forward
DETROIT - A tentative four year contract with striking General Motors gives workers a mix of pay raises, lump sum payments and an $11,000 signing bonus. In return, the contract allows GM to proceed wi...
Oct 17, 2019
Singh would use federal money to 'encourage' provinces on health services
WELLAND, Ont. - The billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care gives it leverage that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he'd use to push for better local services. S...
Oct 17, 2019