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Mayor fears Rocky Mountain coal-mining concerns will be ignored after meeting Kenney
EDMONTON - An Alberta mayor says he's concerned a massive public outcry over coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains will be ignored after hearing Premier Jason Kenney tell him he remains an "un...
Jan 27, 2022
Canada captain Christine Sinclair signs contract extension with NWSL Portland Thorns
Canada captain Christine Sinclair has signed a contract extension with the Portland Thorns through 2022, with an option for the 2023 NWSL season. The 38-year-old forward from Burnaby, B.C., who led Ca...
Jan 27, 2022
Organizer of Sunwing party flight says his group was unfairly abandoned by airlines
MONTREAL - The organizer of a controversial Sunwing party flight to Mexico says his group was unfairly abandoned by the airline. James William Awad told reporters at a new conference today that Sunwin...
Jan 27, 2022
Sharp incline in hospitalizations as 1,273 new cases of COVID-19 reported
As of Jan. 27, a total of 328 people are in hospital in the province, which is the highest total since the spike back on Oct. 4.Hospitalizations reached a provincial high on Oct. 6 when 356 people wer...
Jan 27, 2022
Active Transportation Funding Contest
Funds are available for active transportation initiatives in your community! Apply before February 15, 2022 for your chance to win up to $500.00 in grants for active transportation initiatives in your...
Jan 27, 2022
Star receiver Banks, the CFL's MOP in 2019, leaves Ticats after eight seasons
HAMILTON - Star receiver Brandon Banks is leaving the Hamilton Tiger-Cats after eight seasons with the CFL club. Banks, who said in an outgoing message that he "will always bleed black and gold," play...
Jan 27, 2022
BB gun toting gang member receives 12-month jail sentence
A man responsible for two assaults, including one where he shot the victim in the face, has received a 12-month jail sentence.Xavier Smith, 22, appeared by video Thursday at Prince Albert Provincial C...
Jan 27, 2022
Crowd gathers north of Toronto to cheer on trucker convoy heading to Ottawa
TORONTO - A large crowd gathered outside a mall north of Toronto on Thursday as a group of local truckers prepared to join a convoy to Ottawa in protest of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine ma...
Jan 27, 2022
Bodies of family from India trying to cross into U.S. by foot identified
Officials in Ottawa say they have confirmed the identities of four Indian nationals whose bodies were found frozen in Manitoba near the Canada-U. S. border last week. The High Commission of India has ...
Jan 27, 2022
Four deaths from same family in Richmond, B.C., was an isolated incident, police say
RICHMOND, B.C. - Police say two men and two women who were found dead at a home after a shooting in Richmond, B.C., were from the same family. Sgt. David Lee of the Integrated Homicide Investigation T...
Jan 27, 2022