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Highway 3 closed due to serious collision near Pincher Creek
PINCHER CREEK, AB - Pincher Creek RCMP is currently responding to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 3 just east of Highway 785 near Pincher Creek.A portion of the highway in the area has be...
Aug 18, 2022
Judge sides with Enbridge Inc. in Michigan's latest effort to halt Line 5 pipeline
WASHINGTON - A judge in Michigan has ruled in favour of Enbridge Inc. in the company's long-running dispute with the state over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. In her ruling, Judge Janet Neff says t...
Aug 18, 2022
Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada's roster for World Cup qualifiers
TORONTO - Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlines Canada's men's basketball roster for the next World Cup qualifying window. Canada plays Argentina on Aug. 25 in Victoria and then travel...
Aug 18, 2022
Mississippi changes legal team to handle welfare fraud case
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi Department of Human Services is hiring a different law firm to try to recover millions of dollars in welfare money that was misspent in the state's largest public...
Aug 18, 2022
Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum penalty for child luring offence
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of a minimum sentence for the offence of child luring. The top court has agreed to review the case of a Quebec man, identified o...
Aug 18, 2022
Province revitalizing Camp Chief Hector to tune of $2 million
A longstanding summer camp in Alberta is receiving $2 million in provincial funding for its revitalization.Ron Orr, Minister of Culture and Status of Women, and MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka, announced Thurs...
Aug 18, 2022
Prosecutors rest their case against 2 men in Whitmer plot
Prosecutors have rested their case against two men on trial for a second time in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. The jury heard seven days of testimony before prosecu...
Aug 18, 2022
Reports: Flames closing in on signing UFA forward Nazem Kadri
The Calgary Flames are closing in on a deal to sign unrestricted free agent Nazem Kadri, according to multiple media reports. TSN reported that the deal is for seven years. The 32-year-old Kadri was o...
Aug 18, 2022
Treasury Board rejects 'blanket exemption' idea for official language requirements
OTTAWA - The Treasury Board is rejecting an idea pitched by some Indigenous public servants to offer "blanket exemptions" from having to learn both of Canada's official languages. A briefing note rele...
Aug 18, 2022
Negotiations with the Canadian men's soccer team could go on beyond the World Cup
The countdown to the World Cup in Qatar is ticking. And at the same time, pressure is building on Canada Soccer to seal a compensation deal with the men's national team. There is plenty on the negotia...
Aug 18, 2022