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Elks quarterback Tre Ford has brought hope back to beleaguered Edmonton fans
He's moved his team into playoff contention - barely - but Tre Ford has provided the Edmonton Elks and their beleaguered fans with something much more tangible: Hope for the future. The six-foot-one, ...
Sep 28, 2023
Liberals' bail reforms will keep more Black, Indigenous people in jail, lawyers warn
OTTAWA - An association representing Black lawyers in Canada says more Black people will be sent to jail if the Liberal government's bail-reform legislation passes as is. And Indigenous Bar Associatio...
Sep 28, 2023
Chief Mountain port of entry closes for the season
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Chief Mountain border crossing is closing.The port of entry at Waterton Lakes National Park will close on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 6:00 p.m for the season.Due to harsh wint...
Sep 28, 2023
University of Alberta returns endowment honouring Ukrainian who fought with Nazis
EDMONTON - The University of Alberta is returning endowment funds from the family of a Ukrainian man whose military service was linked to the Nazis. Since 2019, the university's Canadian Institute of ...
Sep 28, 2023
Military police under investigation over handling of sexual assault case
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the way officers handled allegations of sexual assault against a soldier who took his own life. Military police charged Maj. Cristia...
Sep 28, 2023
Joyce Echaquan's community fights for change to health system three years after death
MONTREAL - It has been three years since Joyce Echaquan died in hospital after filming staff insulting her, but for her family and her First Nation, the fight continues to ensure a legacy of better tr...
Sep 28, 2023
Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is coping with apparent cyberattacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa. The Canadian Armed Forces says that its website became u...
Sep 28, 2023
House Republicans start making their case for President Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans launched their first formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden saying they intend to "provide accountability" as they make their case to the p...
Sep 28, 2023
Quebec police watchdog investigating shooting of Legault, Trudeau threat suspect
SCOTSTOWN, Que. - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a member of a provincial police tactical team shot a man suspected of making threats toward Premier Franois Legault and Prime Minster ...
Sep 28, 2023
Jurgen Klopp's reboot has put Liverpool back in contention with Man City after pain of last season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Last season's problems feel like a distant memory for Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp's reboot has had an immediate effect, with normal service seemingly resumed at Anfield despite ...
Sep 28, 2023