RIO DE JANEIRO — Violent clashes among rival drug factions in several prisons in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas have killed at least 55 people, corrections officials said on Monday. The outbreak of violence, which began on Sunday, is the latest in a state where drug gangs have waged a vicious battle for supremacy […]
A man has died after falling out of a canoe in northern Saskatchewan this past weekend, according to Black Lake RCMP. Officers were called to respond after someone fell into a body of water roughly 50 kilometres north of Points North, Sask., just after 7:30 p.m. CT on Sunday. The missing canoeist was found dead […]
Trump says he’s ‘happy’ to keep tariffs on Chinese goods as the two countries prepare to resume trade talks. US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be happy to keep tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to threaten retaliation, as the world’s two largest economies prepared to resume talks to end a trade […]
An online auction has raised $15,000 in hopes of helping find a missing woman who disappeared last summer. Ashley Dawn Morin was last seen on July 10, 2018, in North Battleford, Sask. Related Edmonton woman’s disappearance now being treated as suspicious: RCMP Missing hitchhiker possibly headed toward Saskatoon: RCMP Investigators said this is a marked […]
Filling the Capital Pointe hole will soon become a reality as the City of Regina awarded a contract to CBS Contracting Inc. to backfill the construction site at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Albert Street. Work will start in June and is expected to take until October to complete, with a price tag of […]
Vote comes just hours after President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege over Mueller’s Russia report. Washington, DC – Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to recommend a contempt citation against US Attorney General William Barr, setting the stage for a constitutional confrontation with the White House over Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full Russia […]
If you have noticed some peculiar marks on your pet’s stomach recently, there is no need to immediately panic. These could just be gnat or blackfly bites and although they may look bad, they are generally harmless. Gnats and blackflies are especially prevalent in the early months of spring and tend to target pets that […]
The saying ‘time heals all wounds’ couldn’t be farther from the truth for the family of Mekayla Bali, the teenager who vanished without a trace from Yorkton, Sask. more than three years ago. “I don’t think there’s ever a day that isn’t a struggle,” Paula Bali, Mekayla’s mother, said. “You know Mekayla is 19 now, […]
OTTAWA (REUTERS) – Canada took a first step toward ratifying the new North American trade agreement on Monday (May 27) just three days ahead of US Vice President Mike Pence’s trip to Ottawa to discuss the passage of the treaty. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland presented what is known as a “ways and means motion” to […]
Drivers and outdoor enthusiasts should be a little safer in Glacier National Park in the future. On Monday, Parks Canada announced the installation of a new avalanche detection network in the park on the Trans-Canada Highway. The new system will be the first of its kind in Canada and the largest, most extensive detection network […]