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Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley adds voice to gun control debate, says change is needed
Toronto FC coach Bob Bradley added his voice Friday to the chorus wondering about America's inability to enact stricter gun laws in the wake of Tuesday's Texas elementary school shooting. Nineteen chi...
May 27, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada strikes down life without parole ruling
OTTAWA, ON - The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled against the punishment of life without parole for mass murderers. The decision was announced today, Friday, May 27, 2022, and made retroactive to the...
May 27, 2022
$20 million toward Alberta Legislature grounds improvements
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial and federal governments are using $20 million to repair and improve the Alberta Legislature grounds' water features, walkways and decking.In an announcement May 27, 2022,...
May 27, 2022
Analysts say natural gas could go higher after breaking 14-year record this week
CALGARY, AB - The price of natural gas hit heights not seen since 2008 this week and analysts say it could go even higher this summer.The U.S. benchmark natural gas price hit is currently trading at a...
May 27, 2022
Ottawa police decide no charges in deadly Nunavut RCMP shooting
RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - An investigation into a deadly police shooting in Nunavut has concluded that no officer involved will face charges. The Ottawa Police Service was tasked with reviewing the shoo...
May 27, 2022
Moose is Loose: Canada's Mitch (Moose) Hooper reaches World's Strongest Man final
Not lacking for confidence, Canada's Mitchell (Moose) Hooper made some bold predictions ahead of his first appearance at the World's Strongest Man competition. So far he's been calling his shots. In a...
May 27, 2022
Canada raids emergency stockpile to send medical equipment to Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada has tapped into its own strategic stockpile of emergency medical supplies - stored for a national emergency - to help Ukraine. It has donated over 375,000 items of medical equipment an...
May 27, 2022
Police waited 45 minutes to breach classroom in Uvalde, believing kids not at risk
WASHINGTON - Officials in Texas say it was the "wrong decision" to wait 45 minutes before moving in on the man responsible for Tuesday's elementary school shooting. Col. Steven McCraw, the head of the...
May 27, 2022
Lethbridge committee recommends not creating ward system commission
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A City of Lethbridge committee was split on whether or not to recommend proceeding with the process of examining the creation of a ward system.At the Government Standing Policy Commit...
May 27, 2022
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. The action appeared to ...
May 27, 2022