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Youth in Brooks allegedly assaulted by three men: RCMP
BROOKS, AB - RCMP is searching for a group of suspects that are wanted in connection to an assault.At approximately 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2022, Brooks RCMP was called to an area of Upland R...
Oct 27, 2022
Veteran Rhymes has enjoyed career-best CFL campaign with B.C. Lions
Any other year, Dominic Rhymes would be the B.C. Lions' nominee for the CFL's outstanding player award. The veteran receiver has posted career highs in catches (82), receiving yards (1,346) and touchd...
Oct 27, 2022
Four former water polo athletes file $5.5-million suit against Water Polo Canada
OTTAWA - Four former members of the national water polo team have filed a $5.5-million lawsuit against Water Polo Canada. According to a statement of claim, the plaintiffs have asked for $1 million in...
Oct 27, 2022
Was the Emergencies Act needed to stop convoy blockades? What the inquiry has heard
OTTAWA - The public inquiry examining the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters from Ottawa streets and several border crossings in February is tasked wi...
Oct 27, 2022
OPP head defends comments that 'Freedom Convoy' was national security threat
OTTAWA - The head of the Ontario Provincial Police is defending comments he made about the "Freedom Convoy" posing a threat to Canada's national security. Thomas Carrique told members of Parliament in...
Oct 27, 2022
Two-time Silver Slugger winners Hernandez, Springer among Blue Jays' nominees
TORONTO - Outfielders Teoscar Hernandez and George Springer are two of six Toronto Blue Jays named as finalists for Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger award. Both are two-time winners of the award...
Oct 27, 2022
B.C. government declines support for Indigenous-led 2030 Olympic bid
VICTORIA - The government of British Columbia will not support an Indigenous-led bid to host the 2030 Olympics in the province. Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lisa Beare issued a stateme...
Oct 27, 2022
Democracy meets divinity in Savannah, where the word of God is a simple one: vote
SAVANNAH, Ga. - From the oldest African-American pulpit in the United States, Rev. Thurmond Neill Tillman's fiery Sunday sermon is as much about having faith in democracy as it is about spreading the ...
Oct 27, 2022
Lethbridge Police Service confirms missing woman found safe
UPDATE: OCTOBER 29, 2022 - The Lethbridge Police Service confirms that Echo White Quills has been located and is no longer considered missing. The LPS would like to thank the public and media for thei...
Oct 27, 2022
Toronto Arrows sign veteran Irish back, look to add talent in MLR dispersal draft
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows added international experience Thursday by signing veteran Irish back Noel Reid for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 32-year-old Reid arrives from England's London ...
Oct 27, 2022