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Judge denies bail for fourth murder conspiracy suspect in Coutts protest
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A judge has denied bail for the fourth man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at a border blockade earlier this year in southern Alberta.Queen's Bench Justice Johnna Kubik ruled...
Jul 18, 2022
Alberta police and emergency services recruit Indigenous youth in Standoff
STANDOFF, AB - Const. Tasha Melting Tallow hopes her story will help convince Indigenous youth to consider law enforcement as a lifelong career.Melting Tallow, a member of the Blood Tribe, took part i...
Jul 18, 2022
Former Alouettes coach Khari Jones joins Ticats' football operations staff
HAMILTON - Former Montreal Alouettes head coach Khari Jones has joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats' front office as a football operations consultant. The Ticats announced Jones's hiring in a release Monda...
Jul 18, 2022
Dr. Raj Sherman intends to run for UCP leadership
EDMONTON, AB - An emergency room doctor with a variety of Alberta provincial politics experiences has entered the race to lead the United Conservative Party (UCP).Dr. Raj Sherman has announced that he...
Jul 18, 2022
Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigates fatal seaplane crash in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating a seaplane crash in Quebec's Mauricie region that killed a 63-year-old man. Provincial police say they were called around 3:45 p.m...
Jul 18, 2022
A month after contracting COVID-19, De Grasse withdraws from world 200 metres
EUGENE, Ore. - Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse has withdrawn from the 200 metres at the world track and field championships, the event in which he won Olympic gold last summer in Tokyo. The 27-ye...
Jul 18, 2022
Vanessa Gilles making her presence felt with Canadian women's soccer team
A rock in the heart of the defence and an aerial threat at the other end of the pitch, Vanessa Gilles has become an important member of the Canadian women's soccer team. The 26-year-old from Ottawa is...
Jul 18, 2022
Biden delivers tough talk on Iran as he opens Mideast visit
JERUSALEM (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday opened his first visit to the Mideast since taking office by offering anxious Israeli leaders strong reassurances of his determination to stop Iran's ...
Jul 18, 2022
Damning report, new footage show chaos of Uvalde response
UVALDE, Texas (AP) - A damning report and hours of body camera footage further laid bare the chaotic response to a mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where hundreds of law enforcement office...
Jul 18, 2022
Church fundraising questions, politician private plane use: In The News for July 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 18, 2022