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15-year-old girl killed after collision
Saskatoon police say a 15-year-old girl was killed after a collision near cole Canadienne-Franaise Friday afternoon.Police haven't released many details, but it appeared a school bus was involved.Impa...
Mar 09, 2019 Police officers investigate a crash at the intersection of Clarence Avenue South and 2nd Street East on March 8, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM) : Glenn Hicks
Ebola treatment centre in Congo is attacked again; 1 dead
KINSHASA, Congo - Armed assailants again attacked an Ebola treatment centre in the heart of eastern Congo's deadly outbreak on Saturday, with the mayor reporting one police officer killed. The early-m...
Mar 09, 2019
Friday's Scoreboard
WHL Prince Albert 8, Swift Current 0Moose Jaw 3, Regina 1Lethbridge 5, Medicine Hat 2Red Deer 5, Brandon 3Edmonton 5, Calgary 1Kamloops 2, Kelowna 1 (SO)Portland 3, Prince George 2Seattle 2, Victoria ...
Mar 09, 2019 FRIDAY MARCH 8
European Central Bank joins global push to help economy
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank took unexpectedly quick action on Thursday to support a slowing economy, joining the U.S Federal Reserve and Chinese leadership in their attempts to counter worri...
Mar 09, 2019
Crisis talks continue as Conservative Party chief makes plea
LONDON - The chairman of Britain's Conservative Party is urging Parliament to back an unpopular withdrawal agreement as British and European Union officials seek a breakthrough on the Brexit impasse. ...
Mar 09, 2019
Egyptian actor says military court sentenced him to 8 years
CAIRO - An Egyptian actor known for his criticism of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's government said Thursday a military court has sentenced him in absentia to eight years in prison in two separate ...
Mar 09, 2019
Quebec's major police forces working under cloud of suspicion after suspensions, leaks
MONTREAL - The past two years have not been easy for Quebec's three major police forces, whose officers have been working in a climate of suspicion, scandal and now an allegation o...
Mar 09, 2019
Netanyahu campaign draws accusations of incitement
JERUSALEM - When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has run into political trouble in the past, he has lashed out at the media, the political opposition and Israel's Arab minority with incendiary and d...
Mar 09, 2019
Trump offers budget with funds for border wall, Space Force
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being...
Mar 09, 2019
Japanese woman honoured by Guinness as oldest person at 116
TOKYO - A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honoured Saturday as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records. The global authority on records offi...
Mar 09, 2019