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Medicine Hat man pleads guilty to second-degree murder
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A Medicine Hat man pleaded guilty Friday to a charge of second-degree murder in the death of his common-law partner last fall.Timothy Faulkner was charged in the death of Corinne Sc...
Mar 18, 2022
Ottawa Senators approaching NHL trade deadline as sellers once again
OTTAWA - Once again the Ottawa Senators appear poised to be sellers at the NHL trade deadline. The Senators (21-34-5) are nowhere near playoff contention and are set to have their fifth straight losin...
Mar 18, 2022
Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion
MONTREAL - The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicia...
Mar 18, 2022
City removing "odorous material" from Wastewater Treatment Plant
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Those accessing the areas near Lethbridge's Wastewater Treatment Plant might be able to unplug their noses soon.The city says the annual spring sludge haul is underway at the facility...
Mar 18, 2022
Syria's Assad visits UAE, 1st trip to Arab country since war
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad was in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his office said, marking his first visit to an Arab country since Syria's civil war erupted in 2011. In ...
Mar 18, 2022
Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta
OTTAWA - An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its...
Mar 18, 2022
Parent convicted in college bribery case asks to remain free
BOSTON (AP) - The head of a private equity firm and former Staples Inc. executive convicted of bribery and fraud charges for trying to pay more than $1.2 million to buy his three children's way into e...
Mar 18, 2022
Trainer Casse says $1-million Queen's Plate remains on God of Love's radar
God of Love remains on the Kentucky Derby Trail but trainer Mark Casse says the $1-million Queen's Plate is still very much on the three-year-old's radar. The Ontario-bred horse is slated to run in th...
Mar 18, 2022
Spain changes stance, backs Moroccan rule in Western Sahara
MADRID (AP) - Spain on Friday declared "a new stage" in its strained relations with Morocco after the Spanish prime minister wrote to the Moroccan king, agreeing that having Western Sahara operate aut...
Mar 18, 2022
Alberta Sheriffs stop Red Deer drug operation
RED DEER, AB - A Red Deer drug house has been shut down.After an investigation into a residential property, the Alberta Sheriffs have put a stop to drug activity they say was "terrorizing" a neighbour...
Mar 18, 2022