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Parti Québécois leader insists he won't swear oath to King before taking office
QUEBEC - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he believes he can sit in the legislature without swearing an oath to the King, even if the secretary general of the legislature says otherw...
Oct 17, 2022
NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war. Opposition critic Sarah Hoffman was referring to comments made by Smith ea...
Oct 17, 2022
Defending-champion Bombers only CFL team to have pinned down their playoff future
Five teams have clinched CFL playoff berths but only Zach Collaros and the Grey Cup-champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers know when and where they'll be once the postseason begins. Winnipeg (league-best 14-3...
Oct 17, 2022
Wheelchair star Esther Vergeer on Tennis Hall of Fame ballot
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) - Dutch wheelchair star Esther Vergeer is among three new International Tennis Hall of Fame nominees for the Class of 2023 announced Monday, joining the half-dozen holdovers from th...
Oct 17, 2022
Quebec City police officer faces charges after watchdog probed violent arrests
Quebec's police watchdog says an on-duty Quebec City officer caught on video in a pair of violent arrests last year is facing criminal charges. Jacob Picard, 27, was charged by way of summons with one...
Oct 17, 2022
RCMP clock driver at 270 km/hr west of Calgary
CALGARY, AB - A Kelowna, B.C. man is facing a criminal charge of dangerous driving after an RCMP officer recorded a Porsche travelling at 270 kilometres per hour on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Ca...
Oct 17, 2022
Elks quarterback Taylor Cornelius to miss season finale with spleen injury
Edmonton Elks starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius is set to miss the team's season finale due to a spleen injury, the team announced Monday. Cornelius suffered the injury on Saturday in the team's 2...
Oct 17, 2022
Crosby, McDavid, Oettinger named NHL's Three Stars of the week
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid and Jake Oettinger were named the NHL's three stars of the week on Monday. Crosby was named the first star as he led his Pittsburgh Penguins to two consecutive victories ...
Oct 17, 2022
43 Afghan refugees arrive in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) is welcoming the arrival of dozens of people who have fled Afghanistan.43 Afghan refugees came to Lethbridge for the first time on October 5, 2022, lo...
Oct 17, 2022
Parliament security took issue with city moving convoy trucks near Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - New evidence shows the Parliamentary Protective Service took issue with the City of Ottawa's plan to move "Freedom Convoy" protesters' semi trucks out of residential neighbourhoods and onto t...
Oct 17, 2022