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Canadian Judicial Council recommends Quebec judge's removal from bench
OTTAWA - The Canadian Judicial Council is recommending that a Quebec Superior Court judge be removed from the bench for what it calls serious misconduct. The council says in a statement that following...
Dec 19, 2022
Lethbridge Christmas Tree Collection taking place in January 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The annual Christmas Tree Collection program has been running in Lethbridge for the past 29 years. Since its inception, over 1.5 million kilograms, or approximately 90,000 Christmas t...
Dec 19, 2022
Lethbridge man charged with drug trafficking offences, flight from police
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has apprehended a man on a range of charges.On Saturday, December 17, 2022, officers say they saw an SUV with a license plate that did not match th...
Dec 19, 2022
RCMP saw potential wolf-human 'conflict,' zoo declared no risk: B.C. escape documents
VANCOUVER - Internal RCMP documents show police sawpotential for human-wolf "conflict" after the animals escaped their enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in August, despite the facility announcing...
Dec 19, 2022
Advocates say complainants should be able to opt out of publication bans
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling for the federal government to update laws around publication bans to better support victims who want to come forward and tell their stories. Morrell Andrews says she fou...
Dec 19, 2022
B.C. Lions sign Canadian OL Andrew Peirson to contract extension
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Lions have signed offensive lineman Andrew Peirson of Kingston, Ont., to a two-year contract extension. The Gannon University product was eligible for free agency in February. The...
Dec 19, 2022
Danielle Smith appoints MLA as parliamentary secretary for civil liberties
GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her newly named parliamentary secretary for civil liberties will keep an eye on matters from campus free speech to excessive use of police forc...
Dec 19, 2022
Libyan court sentences 17 former IS members to death
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan court sentenced 17 former members of the Islamic State group to death, a statement from the country's Tripoli-based top prosecutor said on Monday. The death sentences w...
Dec 19, 2022
Toronto FC bolsters backline by signing veteran free agent centre back Matt Hedges
Toronto FC has bolstered its defence by signing free agent Matt Hedges to a two-year contract. The 32-year-old spent the past 11 seasons with FC Dallas, serving as captain the last eight years. The si...
Dec 19, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' protest voted news story of the year
OTTAWA, ON - The massive convoy of demonstrators that rolled into Ottawa this past winter loudly heralded a new era in Canadian politics, with blaring horns and the rumble of hundreds of idling engine...
Dec 19, 2022