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O'Toole says Canada 'should be proud to put our flag back up'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada 'should be proud to put our flag back up' after it has remained at half-mast on the Peace Tower and other federal buildings for nearly three month...
Aug 26, 2021
LPS seek information on suspicious northside fire
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police are investigating a suspicious fire on the city's northside from Wednesday, August 25.Police were called to the scene by firefighters just after 7 pm Wednesday, arri...
Aug 26, 2021
Mayor: 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting near Illinois courthouse
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) - Two people were killed and another was injured Thursday morning in a shooting near the courthouse in the small northern Illinois city of Kankakee, the mayor said. Mayor Christoph...
Aug 26, 2021
Employers refute AUPE claims that they're "refusing" to acknowledge new stat for Truth & Reconciliation Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - There is a new statutory holiday in September, but a prominent union in Alberta alleges that some employers are choosing to not acknowledge it.Back in July, the federal government cre...
Aug 26, 2021
Rethink choice to avoid on-campus voting, NDP's Singh urges Elections Canada
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Elections Canada should reconsider its decision to not have on-campus voting stations because they make voting more accessible for young people. On the campaign ...
Aug 26, 2021
Liberals hoping to maintain foothold in Quebec City region with Jean-Yves Duclos
QUEBEC - Federal Liberal cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos won re-election in the Quebec riding in 2019 by just 325 votes over the Bloc Qubcois' Christiane Gagnon. This time, Duclos is running to secu...
Aug 26, 2021
Health transfers, immigration top Quebec premier's list of demands to federal leaders
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is warning campaigning federal leaders not to meddle in the province's affairs ahead of the Sept. 20 election. Legault presented his government's demands of federal part...
Aug 26, 2021
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right ...
Aug 26, 2021
Tokyo Paralympic medallist Chernove: 'It's about finding ways to live the best life"
Tristen Chernove's road to happiness was a partially paved highway in Mexico. The 46-year-old from Cranbrook, B.C., was driving a converted school bus in 2001 when he hit an uneven patch of pavement a...
Aug 26, 2021
Last Canadian military flight takes off from Kabul, ending mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian military mission in Kabul has ended with the vast majority of Canadian personnel departing the airport on Thursday morning, but some Canadians and their families remain trapped i...
Aug 26, 2021