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Prince Albert OSB mill expected to create over 700 jobs for Northern Sask.
A major announcement made by the provincial government Wednesday morning will, in the words of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne, 'help kickstart the forestry industry in the province.'One Sky Forest Pr...
Sep 08, 2021
Paris terror trial opens for 20 accused in 2015 attacks
PARIS (AP) - The trial of 20 men accused in a series of coordinated attacks on Paris in 2015 that spread fear across Europe and transformed France opened Wednesday in a custom-built complex embedded w...
Sep 08, 2021
Canadian Arop has become one of most consistent 800m runners in the world
Marco Arop once dreamed of playing in the NBA. But his high school basketball coach Mike Wojcicki couldn't help but notice Arop's remarkable motor. Arop never stopped moving. "He would play the whole ...
Sep 08, 2021
Statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as workers hoisted one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments off a pedestal where the figure of Gen. Robert E. Lee towered ove...
Sep 08, 2021
Cleanup begins in Acapulco after strong earthquake
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Residents of Acapulco began cleaning up broken glass and chunks of plaster Wednesday as they took in the full impact of a magnitude 7 earthquake centered nearby that shook most...
Sep 08, 2021
Montreal police say 63-year-old homicide victim known for drug trafficking
Montreal police say a man killed in a parking garage in the city's east end was known to authorities for drug trafficking. Police identified the victim today as 63-year-old Piero Arena in an update to...
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Larry's track shifts west, residents of Newfoundland warned to prepare
HALIFAX - Hurricane Larry could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland late Friday or early Saturday, but even if its centre misses the island, the province can expect large waves and plenty of rain an...
Sep 08, 2021
Federal Court grants Rebel News access to cover federal leaders' debates
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge ordered the Leaders' Debates Commission to permit reporters from Rebel News Network to fully cover this week's two official televised leaders' debates. The ruling means ...
Sep 08, 2021
Glen Grunwald retiring as CEO and president of Canada Basketball
TORONTO - Glen Grunwald is retiring as president and CEO of Canada Basketball, but believes he's leaving the game in great hands. Michael Bartlett has been appointed the national organization's presid...
Sep 08, 2021
Quebec coroner's inquest hears of staff shortages at nursing home where dozens died
MONTREAL - A doctor told a Quebec coroner's inquest today that a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens of people died during the first wave of COVID-19 was extremely understaffed in the early...
Sep 08, 2021