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Jewish group seeks removal of anti-Semite's name from Quebec street, park
MONTREAL - A man who sought to prevent Jewish people from ever buying his land should lose the honour of having a street and park named after him, a Jewish advocacy group said Tuesday in a public...
Jan 16, 2020

British couple to attempt record-breaking transatlantic balloon flight from N.B.
FREDERICTON - A British couple is hoping to break through a glass ceiling with a balloon flight from Canada to Europe this summer. If the trip is successful, Deborah Day would become the first woman i...
Jan 16, 2020

Federal health minister says too early for broad drug decriminalization
VANCOUVER - Canada's health minister says talk about decriminalizing drugs to deal with the country's ongoing opioids crisis is premature until people have enough help to...
Jan 16, 2020

GDI award recipient encourages women in trades
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research (GDI), announced it will induct 25 individuals into the Order of Gabriel Dumont at GDI's upcoming 40th Anniversary Cultural and Educatio...
Jan 16, 2020 Dayna Georges (submitted photo/Dayna Georges)

Spain: Chemical plant explosion kills 1, injures at least 9
MADRID - A massive explosion at a petrochemical plant in northeastern Spain on Tuesday killed one person and injured at least nine others, three seriously, regional authorities said. A press spokesman...
Jan 16, 2020

New Mets manager Beltrán out amid sign-stealing scandal
NEW YORK - Carlos Beltrn is out as manager of the New York Mets before a single game, the latest fallout from the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal that has rocked Major League Baseball. The Mets ...
Jan 16, 2020

Saskatchewan sets daily record for natural gas consumption: SaskEnergy
It's no secret that Saskatchewan is cold right now, but we can now start calling it 'historically cold.'In a media release Thursday, SaskEnergy said the province set a daily record Wednesday of 1.56 P...
Jan 16, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Boyhood and theatrics mark Paris Fashion Week men's shows
A giant beanstalk that penetrated a cloud-patterned sky-blue ceiling at Louis Vuitton's exhibition caused VIPs - including model Bella Hadid and actors Daniel Kaluuya and Ashton Sanders - marvel. And ...
Jan 16, 2020

Experts see holes in international flight security rules, oversight
MONTREAL - Questions about how and when planes are permitted to fly have been raised in the aftermath of the deadly crash of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran last week that killed all 176 people&...
Jan 16, 2020

Flames' Tkachuk attempting to distance himself from feud with Kassian, Oilers
TORONTO - Matthew Tkachuk tried to pour cold water on his feud with Zack Kassian. It didn't really work. After not speaking to reporters following Wednesday's practice, the Ca...
Jan 16, 2020