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Defendant in deadly warehouse fire to serve sentence at home
OAKLAND, Calif. - Derick Almena, the master tenant of a San Francisco Bay Area warehouse that caught fire during a music event, killing 36 people, was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, although ...
Mar 8, 2021
Police respond to calls as spider in vehicle causes a 'scramble' in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. - Police say an "itsy-bitsy" intruder inside a vehicle caused "scramble" on the weekend in Surrey, B.C. It also led concerned members of the public to call police about the possibility of...
Mar 8, 2021
Alberta's Bottcher hands Wild Card Three's Middaugh his first loss at the Brier
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jason Gunnlaugson moved into sole possession of first place in Pool A at the Canadian men's curling championship on Monday after an 8-5 victory over Wild Card One's Mike McEwen. G...
Mar 8, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Alberta lifts more COVID rules, increases retail shopping limit
EDMONTON - Alberta is lifting more COVID-19 public-health restrictions, including allowing more people to shop in retail stores and malls. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the retail limit is increa...
Mar 8, 2021
Alberta fully moves to Step 2 of easing COVID restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta says it is easing more public health restrictions in the province.Last week, Alberta partially entered Step 2 with restrictions on libraries and indoor fitne...
Mar 8, 2021
Canadians more conscious of the food they eat and look for Canadian grown
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- A survey conducted by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) shows Canadians are looking more for Canadian food and the COVID-19 pandemic is the impetus.Conducted between January 8 and 12, 2021, ...
Mar 8, 2021
Inuit group's board says no to proposed expansion of Nunavut iron ore mine
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut's Baffin Island region says it will not back a proposed expansion of an iron ore mine near Pond Inlet. The Qikiqtani Inuit Associati...
Mar 8, 2021
Brazil justice annuls Lula's sentences, enabling 2022 run
SAO PAULO - A justice from Brazil's top court on Monday annulled all sentences against former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva, which for now restores his political rights and would potentially allo...
Mar 8, 2021
Commons board finds MP Yasmin Ratansi broke rules by employing sister
OTTAWA - Independent MP Yasmin Ratansi is being ordered to repay the House of Commons money given to her sister after she lost her job in Ratansi's Toronto riding office. Ratansi left the Liberal cauc...
Mar 8, 2021
Toronto FC training camp halted by 'small handful' of positive COVID-19 tests
Toronto FC's pre-season has ground to a halt after a number of positive COVID-19 tests.The MLS team said Monday club personnel are currently isolating and training has halted pending contact tracing a...
Mar 8, 2021