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Mounties eyed Cold War candid camera scheme, declassified documents show
OTTAWA - RCMP intelligence officials devised a secret Cold War plan to use a hidden briefcase camera to photograph Communists and Soviet Bloc personnel travelling through Toronto's airport, ...
Dec 31, 2019
Canada cruises past Czech Republic to win Group B at world juniors
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Canada scored four power-play goals in a dominant first period Tuesday to beat the Czech Republic 7-2 and finish first in Group B at the world j...
Dec 31, 2019
Police: Parishioners kill man who fatally shoots 2 at church
WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas - A man pulled out a shotgun at a Texas church service and fired on worshippers Sunday, killing two people before he was shot to death by congregants who fired back, police sai...
Dec 31, 2019
Passenger train derails in Manitoba with 12 on board, no serious injuries
MACGREGOR, Man. - VIA Rail says an investigation is underway to determine why a passenger train went off the tracks west of Winnipeg with a dozen people on board. Emergency crews assessed seven passen...
Dec 31, 2019
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor's death
WASHINGTON - The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia blamed for a rocket attack that killed an American contractor, Defence Secretary Mark Esp...
Dec 31, 2019
GM Dorsey, Browns part ways after disappointing 6-10 season
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Browns have parted ways with general manager John Dorsey two days after the team fired coach Freddie Kitchens. Dorsey's stunning departure on Tuesday came after he met with o...
Dec 31, 2019
The City of Meadow Lake looks back on 2019
The City of Meadow Lake encountered many challenges and successes over the past year. Acting City Manager Jessica Walters said she would describe 2019 with one word: Change. "We had to say goodbye to ...
Dec 31, 2019 (submitted photo/Google Maps)
Maple Leafs sign defenceman Justin Holl to $6 million, three-year extension
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed defenceman Justin Holl to a three-year contract extension worth US$2 million per season. The 27-year-old from Edina, Minn, has set career-highs for games ...
Dec 31, 2019
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews
MONSEY, N.Y. - A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said ...
Dec 31, 2019
Lafreniere won't play against Germany; world junior status up in the air
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Alexis Lafreniere flashed a smile as he watched the tail end of practice Sunday. There was also a clear sense of relief. After crumpling to the ice and clutching his left kne...
Dec 31, 2019