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Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021

Fired Quebec nurse tells Echaquan inquiry she's sorry for comments caught on film
MONTREAL - A Quebec nurse who was fired for insulting Joyce Echaquan as she lay dying in hospital has apologized for the comments she admits were cruel. She was the latest to take the stand today at a...
May 20, 2021

Raymond-Magrath RCMP respond to serious two-vehicle collision with “multiple injured individuals”
MAGRATH, AB - Not too many details are known, but Raymond-Magrath RCMP responded to a serious vehicle collision on Wednesday.Officers were called to the scene at around 4:35 p.m. at Highway 5 and High...
May 20, 2021

Report: BBC reporter used deceit to get 1995 Diana interview
LONDON (AP) - A BBC journalist used "deceitful behavior" to secure an explosive interview with Princess Diana in 1995, in a "serious breach" of the broadcaster's guidelines, an investigation found Thu...
May 20, 2021

Bank of Canada warns of rising risks from household debt, and a hot housing market
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says its concerns are mounting that households are piling on too much debt and posing what the central bank says is a key vulnerability to the economy. In a new report, the...
May 20, 2021

Canada's Denis Shapovalov rallies for second-round win at Geneva Open
Canada's Denis Shapovalov has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Geneva Open. The second-seeded Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., beat Italian qualifier Marco Cecchinato 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-1 in the...
May 20, 2021

Taber Police and Lethbridge College team-up for new learning opportunity
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College and the Taber Police Service are working together on a new project.The initiative will allow up to six police recruit candidates to self-sponsor their own training ...
May 20, 2021

Researchers suggest Ottawa eliminate health transfers, give provinces room to tax
MONTREAL - A new report by researchers at the Universit de Montral's HEC business school is calling for the end of federal transfers payments to the provinces. The report published Thursday suggests t...
May 20, 2021

Study finds abandoned oil and gas wells place unfair burden on landowners, taxpayers
CALGARY - A report from the University of Calgary says the costs of Alberta's growing stock of abandoned and inactive oil and gas wells are falling unfairly on landowners and taxpayers. Braeden Larson...
May 20, 2021

Dutch court orders former Nissan boss Ghosn to repay salary
AMSTERDAM (AP) - A Dutch court on Thursday ordered fugitive former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn to repay nearly 5 million euros in salary to an Amsterdam-based alliance between Nissan and Mitsubishi, ...
May 20, 2021