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Taber Fire Department to conduct controlled burn Tuesday
TABER, AB -- The Taber Fire Department will be conducting a controlled burn at the Trout Pond from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.Weather permitting, the burn is expected to take p...
May 09, 2022
Waive patents for COVID-19 vaccines, treatment to end pandemic, committee told
OTTAWA - Experts say Canada needs to turn its COVID-19 aid attention to expanding vaccine production everywhere or the virus will continue to run wild, mutate and bring new waves of disease. Dr. Madhu...
May 09, 2022
Competition Bureau seeks to block Rogers-Shaw deal, citing affordability and choice
TORONTO - The Competition Bureau has filed an application to block Rogers Communications Inc.'s purchase of Shaw Communications Inc. because it claims the transaction would lead to worse service and h...
May 09, 2022
Edmonton Oilers need return of potent power play for Game 5 bounce back
EDMONTON - Stacked with two of the NHL's top talents, the Oilers' power play is nothing short of lethal. But stagnant special teams proved costly for Edmonton in Game 4 of its first-round matchup with...
May 09, 2022
Marine mammal group confirms sighting of wayward minke whale in Montreal area
MONTREAL - The head of a marine mammal research group is confirming that for the second time in two years a whale has been spotted in the Montreal area. Robert Michaud of the Rseau qubcois d'urgences ...
May 09, 2022
Ottawa Senators part ways with vice president of player development Pierre McGuire
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have relieved Pierre McGuire of his duties as the team's senior vice president of player development after less than a year on the job. McGuire was hired by the Senators l...
May 09, 2022
Weather, eased COVID-19 restrictions fuel spike in irregular Canada-U.S. migration
sWASHINGTON - Warmer weather and fading fears about COVID-19 have immigration experts warning of more irregular migration at the Canada-U.S. border. Even during the cold winter months, police have so ...
May 09, 2022
Victim sustains life-threatening injuries in Lethbridge assault
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) apprehended a man over the weekend in connection to an assault.At approximately 8:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022, police were called to a home on...
May 09, 2022
B.C. boy's mom, stepdad facing first-degree murder charges in 'tragic' case: RCMP
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - RCMP say the mother and stepfather of a little boy are being held in custody on first-degree murder charges following painstaking efforts by police on Vancouver Island to get all ...
May 09, 2022
City of Ottawa recovers stolen $558,000 after fraud scheme involving Salvation Army
OTTAWA - The City of Ottawa's treasurer says the municipality has recovered more than half a million dollars it lost in a fraud scheme carried out against the local Salvation Army homeless shelter. An...
May 09, 2022