Author Archives: Justin Goulet
Court to rule on B.C.'s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for the fu...
May 24, 2019
Robert John Sheppard attempted murder trial hears testimony from first witnesses
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 33-year-old man facing an attempted murder charge, four counts of assault with a weapon, and eight other charges, sat quietly in the prisoner's box in Lethbridge Provincial Court Th...
May 23, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
A dog’s purpose: the importance of dog guides in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 3,000 dog guides have been trained to help people with disabilities in Canada since 1983. While the disabled acquire the dogs for free, there is significant cost behind the ...
May 23, 2019 Photo credit: Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides on Facebook
Crews fight fire with fire to keep blaze from northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A fire-threatened town in northern Alberta says a successful controlled burn has been carried out to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay. A statement on High Level's web...
May 23, 2019
Trudeau in Saskatchewan to exonerate Chief Poundmaker of treason
CUT KNIFE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a Saskatchewan First Nation today to exonerate a chief unjustly convicted of treason more than 130 years ago. Trudeau is to vindi...
May 23, 2019
Mayor says northern Alberta town still under threat from nearby wildfire
HIGH LEVEL AB -- The mayor of a northwestern Alberta town says the threat from a powerful wildfire burning three kilometres away has not passed and warns evacuees they could be out longer than expecte...
May 22, 2019 The Canadian Press
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON, AB - The new Alberta government has set its first legislature sitting in motion with a throne speech followed immediately by a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax. Lt.-Gov. Lois Mitchel...
May 22, 2019 Throne Speech at the Provincial Legislature
Police searching for suspect caught on video stealing from cars in Coaldale
COALDALE, AB - Thefts from vehicles are on the rise in Coaldale. That's according to the Coaldale RCMP. The detachment said that during the early morning hours of May 21, a suspect or suspects were in...
May 22, 2019 A screenshot from the video provided by the Coaldale RCMP
Survey finds minimal progress in military's fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada survey of military personnel suggests the Canadian Forces has made minimal progress in eradicating serious sexual misconduct from the ranks despite years of effort. Ac...
May 22, 2019
Crackdown on money laundering does not include federal public inquiry: minister
VICTORIA - The federal minister in charge of Canada's fight against money laundering supports British Columbia's public inquiry into dirty money but says a national examination is not necessary. Organ...
May 22, 2019