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B.C. First Nation arrives in Scotland, asks museum to return totem pole taken in 1929
VANCOUVER - Delegates from the Nisga'a First Nation are in Scotland this week to discuss repatriating a memorial totem pole it says was stolen nearly a century ago. Seven members, including Nisga'a Na...
Aug 20, 2022
Cypress County grass fire accidental, RCMP say
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - RCMP now has answers about a late evening grass fire that was initially reported as suspicious in origin.In a statement, RCMP says at about 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 18, 2022,...
Aug 20, 2022
LaGrange wins Red Deer-North UCP nomination with 57.8% of vote
RED DEER, AB - Alberta's Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will get to defend her seat in Red Deer-North come the next provincial election.LaGrange won a nomination vote on Thursday night, going up ...
Aug 20, 2022
Lethbridge's Andreas Troschke wins gold at Canada Summer Games
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The medals keep flowing in for Team Alberta at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario.Wrapping up the 14th day of competition on Friday, August 19, 2022, the provincial squad cla...
Aug 20, 2022
Tlicho reflect on legacy of Treaty 11 during 100-year celebrations
BEHCHOK, N.W.T. - As some communities in the Northwest Territories gather to celebrate 100 years since Treaty 11 was signed, many Indigenous people are reflecting on what the historic agreement means ...
Aug 20, 2022
Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in B.C., experts say
Decriminalization of some hard drugs in British Columbia could help reduce stigma around psychedelic substances that have medicinal value, but have been caught up in the war on drugs, experts say. "Th...
Aug 20, 2022
Deal freeing Catholic entities from $25M campaign for residential schools released
OTTAWA - Canada agreed to "forever discharge" Catholic entities from their promise to raise $25 million for residential school survivors and also picked up their legal bill, a final release document s...
Aug 20, 2022
Timeline of Canada's call to abandon 2015 appeal over residential schools fundraiser
OTTAWA - Canada's decision to abandon its appeal of a 2015 court ruling that freed Catholic groups from the need to raise $25 million for residential school survivors has caused anger and confusion. L...
Aug 20, 2022
QB Rourke injures foot as Lions extend win streak with 28-10 victory over Roughriders
REGINA - The B.C. Lions picked up a costly 28-10 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday night as starting quarterback Nathan Rourke went down with a foot injury early in the fourth quarte...
Aug 19, 2022
Auger-Aliassime drops quarterfinals match in straight sets to Coric in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime lost 6-4, 6-4, to Borna Coric Friday in the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament. The Montreal native fired 12 a...
Aug 19, 2022