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Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim's parents
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Eight years after he shot dead his girlfriend, Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius is up for parole, but first he must meet with her parents. Pistorius, a world-famous double...
Nov 08, 2021

New funding announced for Alberta students with FASD
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has announced a program to help students with FASD.FASDs are fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, which can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pr...
Nov 08, 2021

Environment Canada working to confirm possible weekend tornado over Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver's west side. The weather office co...
Nov 08, 2021

Amazon Web Services announces multi-billion dollar investment in Alberta
CALGARY, AB - Amazon is making its mark on Alberta.One of its subsidiaries, Amazon Web Services Inc., has announced that it will be making a multi-billion dollar investment on a new cloud computing op...
Nov 08, 2021

Erin O'Toole says COVID-19 vaccine comments by Tory MPs Gladu, Lewis are not helpful
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says comments about vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization against COVID-19. O'Toole told a n...
Nov 08, 2021

Lineups at Coutts border causing headaches for essential workers
COUTTS, AB - It's a big day at border crossings across the country.Land borders into the United States have reopened for non-essential travel the first time in nearly 20 months. There are some rules t...
Nov 08, 2021

Quebec City mayoral candidate concedes after declaring victory on election night
MONTREAL - A Quebec City mayoral candidate who declared victory on election night has conceded. The party of Marie-Jose Savard issued a statement this morning congratulating rival Bruno Marchand for h...
Nov 08, 2021

Quebec seniors minister ill, won't appear at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths
MONTREAL - Quebec's seniors minister will not appear before a coroner's inquest investigating deaths in the long-term care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marguerite Blais is on...
Nov 08, 2021

With a wink, judge fights 'tyranny' of Elf on the Shelf
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) - Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a Georgia judge - jokingly - banned the Elf on the Shelf. Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard post...
Nov 08, 2021

Ottawa to protect habitat of endangered western chorus frog in city near Montreal
MONTREAL - The federal environment minister says he will intervene to preserve the habitat of an endangered frog south of Montreal. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault released a statement today sa...
Nov 08, 2021