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Norad says it has intercepted Chinese, Russian aircraft near Alaskan airspace
OTTAWA - Norad says Canadian and American fighter jets have intercepted a group of Russian and Chinese planes flying near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defence Command says the planes were dete...
Jul 25, 2024

Poilievre says Ontario teenager's killing shows Liberal, NDP policies have failed
OTTAWA - Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blames a national rise in crime and the recent killing of an Ontario teenager on what he calls failed Liberal and NDP policies. Poilievre held ...
Jul 25, 2024

Veteran quarterback Jeremiah Masoli lands back on Redblacks roster
OTTAWA - Jeremiah Masoli is back on the Ottawa Redblacks roster. Masoli was listed as the third quarterback on Ottawa's depth chart Thursday. The Redblacks (4-2) host the Calgary Stampeders (3-3) on F...
Jul 25, 2024

Tornado touches down on Montreal's South Shore, uproots trees, overturns semi-trailer
MONTREAL - Environment Canada says a tornado touched down on Montreal's South Shore on Wednesday night. The weather agency says the tornado hit Brossard, Que., just before 8:15 p.m. and uprooted trees...
Jul 25, 2024

Lethbridge slightly improves on national ranking of Crime Severity Index
LETHBRIDGE, AB - New data from Statistics Canada shows Lethbridge is slowly but surely getting better when it comes to crime, relative to other communities.The agency has released its report on police...
Jul 25, 2024

Uvalde school police officer pleads not guilty to charges stemming from actions during 2022 shooting
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer who was part of the slow law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School pleaded not guilty during a cou...
Jul 25, 2024

Canadian swimmers poised for multi-podium performances in Paris
John Atkinson compares Canada's Olympic swim team in Paris to a complex jigsaw puzzle requiring a deft hand to complete. Swimming Canada's high-performance director of a dozen years is managing his de...
Jul 25, 2024

NORAD says it tracked Chinese and Russian long-range bombers off Alaska
BEIJING (AP) - Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospa...
Jul 25, 2024

Loblaw, George Weston to settle class action over bread price-fixing for $500 million
Loblaw Cos. Ltd. and its parent company George Weston Ltd. say they have agreed to pay $500-million to settle a class-action lawsuit regarding their involvement in an alleged bread price-fixing scheme...
Jul 25, 2024

Motorcyclist killed in collision in Coleman
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - The RCMP says one person died in a collision in southwestern Alberta.The Crowsnest Pass RCMP received a report of a collision at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2024,...
Jul 25, 2024