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Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Acadian Society is paying tribute to Jackie Vautour as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands. The 92-year-old Vautour d...
Feb 8, 2021

Alabama US Sen. Shelby announces he won't seek a 7th term
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, the Senate's fourth most senior member and who chaired four major committees, announced Monday that he will not seek a seventh term in office...
Feb 8, 2021

Montreal police confirm death of 15-year-old girl shot in car, suspects sought
MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's northeastern St-Leonard neighbourhood expressed sadness and shock on Monday at news a 15-year-old girl had been shot to death in the area the night before. Half a do...
Feb 8, 2021

Michael White, convicted of killing pregnant wife, granted day parole for six months
TORONTO - An Edmonton man convicted of killing his pregnant wife and dumping her body more than 15 years ago was granted day parole for six months on Tuesday, with officials stressing the need to moni...
Feb 8, 2021

Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada has listed its criteria for hotels seeking to participate in the mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers. The conditions posted online put t...
Feb 8, 2021

Appeal court lengthens parole period in triple murder of Alberta family
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by not applying consecutive parole eligibilities for two men convicted in the slayings of three family members.As a result, Jas...
Feb 8, 2021

Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted of killing Calgary couple, grandson
CALGARY - Alberta's top court has upheld a life sentence with no chance of parole for 75 years for a man who killed a Calgary couple and their young grandson.A jury found Douglas Garland guilty of thr...
Feb 8, 2021

Alberta government reinstates 1976 coal-mining policy after huge public outcry
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says powerful public protest persuaded it to reinstate a policy that has kept open-pit coal mines out of the Rocky Mountains for almost 45 years. "Albertans have spok...
Feb 8, 2021

Police investigating suspicious death in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a suspicious death that was reported early Monday morning.Around 1:18 am, they were called to a home on the 1200 block of 4 Ave South on a report o...
Feb 8, 2021

Toews says “all options” being considered in Keystone XL fight
Alberta's finance minister says the government and TC Energy are looking at all options when it comes to the American decision to cancel permits for the Keystone XL pipeline.According to Travis Toews,...
Feb 8, 2021