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Tuesday's damaging winds equivalent to an EF1 tornado according to Environment Canada
BARNWELL, AB - Environment Canada says Tuesday night's destructive storm formed in the Foothills northwest of Calgary, then tracked hundreds of kilometres southeast until it savagely hit the Vulcan an...
Aug 07, 2019 Storm Damage in Barnwell (Photo Courtesy: Megan Wilson)
Nicholas Kasirer to begin tenure as Supreme Court justice Sept. 16
OTTAWA - Justice Nicholas Kasirer will officially join the Supreme Court of Canada on Sept. 16. The Prime Minister's Office made the date official in a statement this afternoon as part of an...
Aug 07, 2019
Puerto Rico high court overturns Pedro Pierluisi as governor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's Supreme Court has overturned the swearing in of Pedro Pierluisi as the island's governor less than a week ago, clearing the way for Justice Secretary Wanda Vzquez...
Aug 07, 2019
Sewage stink plaguing scenic N.S. tourist town cleared with new biofilter
HALIFAX - One of Nova Scotia's most scenic tourist towns appears to have rid itself of a nasty smell that would often drive residents indoors during the summer. The Town of Lunenburg installed a biofi...
Aug 07, 2019
Johnson Fresh Farms feels the effects of Tuesday night storm
TABER, AB - Johnson Fresh Farms lost about 90 percent of its crops Tuesday night.Much like Molnar's Taber Corn, Johnson was hit hard by the southern Alberta storm."About the same stuff that hit them h...
Aug 07, 2019 The damaged crops (Photo courtesy James Johnson)
Eskimos name Chris Presson as president and chief executive officer
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos have named Chris Presson the club's new president and chief executive officer. Presson joins the CFL club after spending the past five years as president of the Arizona...
Aug 07, 2019
Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell remains out for key game
WINNIPEG - Injured Calgary Stampeders quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell will remain out Thursday night when his team faces the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Mitchell, who tore a pectoral muscle in Week 3, practis...
Aug 07, 2019
Feds go around Manitoba government to get carbon tax funds to schools
OTTAWA - The federal government is going around the Manitoba government in order to give carbon tax revenues to the province's schools. Ottawa set aside $60 million from this year's car...
Aug 07, 2019
Canada men's basketball team's training-camp roster missing key players
TORONTO - It was supposed to be the summer Canada's top basketball talent finally stepped up to the plate, when the toughest task for the team's staff would have been selecting a s...
Aug 07, 2019
Consular officials visit Canadian Michael Kovrig detained in China
OTTAWA - Consular officials in China have met for the 10th time with a detained Canadian, Global Affairs Canada said Monday. The department said it cannot provide details on the Monday visit...
Aug 07, 2019