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US runner suffocates cougar after attack

A man running on a popular park trail in the mountains of northern Colorado killed a mountain lion after it pounced on him from behind. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials say the man sustained serious injuries after he was bitten on his face and wrist by the young male lion. The man, who has […]

TSB to share updates on B.C. train derailment at Tuesday news conference

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release more details about a deadly train derailment in B.C. at a Tuesday morning news conference. The conference, which will be held in Calgary at 11 a.m. MT, will be live streamed on GlobalNews.ca. The crash on Monday near the Alberta-B.C. border killed the train’s three-person crew, […]

Kingston couple sift through red tape in search of family doctor

Kingston’s Griete Wemekamp, 67, and her husband Bernd Rummel, 72, are on the hunt for a new primary health-care provider. “It’s really scary and this in a province, in a country — that prides itself on its medicare system. It’s clearly broken.” On Friday, Jan. 25, the couple received a letter stating their family physician […]

US Senate rebukes Trump over Syria, Afghanistan pullouts

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Senate approved by a large majority Monday an amendment critical of President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan, in a sign of the deep discontent caused by the policies within his own Republican ranks. The resolution was sponsored by the Republican leader of the Senate Mitch […]

Former premier Jim Prentice honoured with official portrait at Alberta legislature

It was a day of tears and bittersweet smiles at the Alberta legislature as Premier Rachel Notley and other dignitaries paid tribute to former premier Jim Prentice. The official portrait of Prentice was unveiled as his wife, Karen, and family looked on in the legislature rotunda. Prentice served as Alberta’s 16th premier but left politics […]