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Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a "secret arms depot" in a residential neighbourhood of Beirut, warning it...
Sep 29, 2020

Lawyer for Flynn says she updated Trump on status of case
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn told a judge Tuesday that she recently updated President Donald Trump on the case and asked him not to iss...
Sep 29, 2020

Battlefords RCMP charge 17-year-old for convenience store robbery
Police have arrested and charged a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery at the 7-Eleven on the 1700 block of North Battleford last month.In the early morning hours of Aug. 12 a lone male entere...
Sep 29, 2020

City approves Access Communications' proposal for naming rights to North Battleford Civic Centre
The North Battleford Civic Centre now has a new name.City council unanimously approved a resolution for a sponsorship proposal from Access Communications to purchase the naming rights to the facility ...
Sep 29, 2020

Fredericton city councillors divided after poet laureate reads abortion poem
Fredericton city council is considering ending the custom of opening public meetings with a poem after the city's poet laureate read lyrical verses about abortion during a meeting Monday night. ...
Sep 29, 2020

Liberals revive efforts to make Sept. 30 holiday for Indigenous reconciliation
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is reviving its effort to create a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools. Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault...
Sep 29, 2020

Canada's top coaches connect to navigate relationships with athletes
Maelle Ricker's relationships with her coaches were pivotal in getting her to the top of the snowboard podium at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The first Canadian woman to win an Olympic gold medal at...
Sep 29, 2020

Letter sent by new Tory leader Erin O'Toole mirrors text on rival MacKay's website
OTTAWA - A fundraising letter sent by new Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to party members contains passages identical to sections of his rival Peter MacKay's campaign website. The missive to members...
Sep 29, 2020

Province records seven new COVID-19 cases, 18 recoveries
The province has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19.The new cases are located in the Central East (one) and Regina (six) zones. The total amount of reported cases is now at 1,899.Of the total cases,...
Sep 29, 2020

Giant pumpkins smash Utah state record at weigh-off in Lehi
LEHI, Utah - The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers group has recorded eight pumpkins from the state this year that weighed more than 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), setting a state record. The first-place pump...
Sep 29, 2020