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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
More than $100,000 in drugs seized from Medicine Hat hotel room, suspect arrested
MEDICINE HAT, AB - One person was arrested and more than $100,000 worth of drugs was seized after a Medicine Hat hotel room was searched last week.ALERT says its Medicine Hat organized crime team and ...
Aug 18, 2022
'Weak spot' in virus responsible for COVID-19 could mean new treatments: researchers
VANCOUVER - Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered what they are calling a "weak spot" in the virus that causes COVID-19. A study published in the peer-reviewed scientific j...
Aug 18, 2022
AP source: Browns QB Watson settles for 11-game suspension
Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns fol...
Aug 18, 2022
Western Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm
MONTREAL - The owner of a western Quebec copper smelter says it will adhere to the government's new requirements and reduce arsenic emissions to five times the provincial norm by 2027. The smelter in ...
Aug 18, 2022