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Stephans to appear in court June 14
LETHBRIDGE, AB- After Alberta's top court ordered a third trial for David and Collet Stephan, the couple is now filing for a stay of proceedings.The Alberta Court of Appeal granted a request by the Cr...
Apr 26, 2021
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...
Apr 26, 2021
Claresholm’s Biever finishes 10th at PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Wichita Invitational
WICHITA, Kansas - Claresholm's Logan Biever finished in the top ten at this weekend's PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour's Wichita Invitational.The Albertan placed tenth at the event at INTRUST Bank A...
Apr 26, 2021
COVID-19 death of girl, 13, in Brampton, Ont., sparks grief, anger, generosity
TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...
Apr 26, 2021
Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project
RIMOUSKI, Que. - A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras begins today and will involve officers in four regions of the province. Ten officers in Rimouski,...
Apr 26, 2021
Canadian rugby sevens coach resigns in wake of independent report
Coach John Tait, who led the Canadian women's rugby sevens team to Pan American gold and Olympic bronze, has resigned in the wake of an independent review into a players complaint. Rugby Canada, in a ...
Apr 26, 2021
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.U.S. President Joe Biden pledged t...
Apr 26, 2021
Federal Court judge dismisses bid to halt hotel quarantines
OTTAWA - A group of air travellers has lost a Federal Court bid for an interim injunction to prohibit hotel quarantines for returning passengers. Justice William Pentney says in a written ruling that ...
Apr 26, 2021
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Patterson says 21 swabs have come back from testing in southern Canada and are ...
Apr 26, 2021
Jets' Ehlers out for rest of regular season, could be back for playoffs
Winnipeg Jets head coach Paul Maurice says forward Nikolaj Ehlers is out for the remainder of the regular season with an upper body injury. Maurice said Ehlers suffered the injury in the Jets' 4-1 los...
Apr 26, 2021