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Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florid...
Oct 04, 2022
MPs call for tight federal restriction on use of facial recognition technology
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology by federal police and Canadian businesses unless there is court authorization or input fro...
Oct 04, 2022
Water access at Henderson Lake limited due to algae
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Residents of Lethbridge are advised to steer clear of the water at Henderson Lake for the time being.The City of Lethbridge is temporarily closing the boat launch and docks due to a b...
Oct 04, 2022
B.C. breaking its own law on climate-change reporting, Sierra Club tells court
VANCOUVER - An environmental group has gone to court against the British Columbia government for allegedly failing to report if its climate plans will achieve key greenhouse gas emissions targets, as ...
Oct 04, 2022
Ohio walleye scandal deals big blow to tournament fishing
They fish tournaments for a living so Canadians Jeff Gustafson and Chris Johnston aren't surprised by the public backlash created by the disqualification of two anglers from an Ohio walleye event afte...
Oct 04, 2022
Flight 752 families want Ottawa to get tougher on Iran
OTTAWA - The families of people killed when Iran's military shot down Flight 752 almost three years ago say Canada needs to take a harder line against the regime. Hundreds of Iranian-Canadians gathere...
Oct 04, 2022
Five things to watch for with a new CAQ government led by François Legault
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Qubec, led by Franois Legault, won a second consecutive majority mandate in Monday's election. Here are five things to watch out for as the CAQ leader prepares to name ...
Oct 04, 2022
Province invests $2 million into Southland Trailer expansion in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB - A local manufacturing business is growing.Officials with the Government of Alberta joined employees of Southland Trailer Corp. in Lethbridge to announce $2.06 million in fundin...
Oct 04, 2022
Liberal supported TV application despite conflict-of-interest guideline
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Greg Fergus wrote a letter to Canada's broadcast regulator to support a television channel's application for mandatory carriage, despite federal guidelines that prohibit parliament...
Oct 04, 2022
Using tax system for social benefits a 'sticking point' for dental benefit: experts
OTTAWA - Economic and public policy experts warn the federal dental benefit may not reach the families most in need because the government has chosen to distribute it through the tax system. Ottawa pl...
Oct 04, 2022