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RCMP Warn Public of High Risk Offender
CHESTERMERE, AB -- Chestermere RCMP is warning the public about a high-risk offender that has been released after completing his sentence.Trong Minh Nguyen, 38, was incarcerated for conspiracy to comm...
Apr 21, 2022

Documents detail push, and pushback, on Liberal promise to block unvaccinated from EI
OTTAWA - Internal government documents show that the Liberals' pledge to prevent unvaccinated people from accessing jobless benefits didn't eliminate all avenues for them to enter the employment insur...
Apr 21, 2022

Russian sanctions target Canadian premiers, journalists, military, political staff
OTTAWA - Russia has issued fresh sanctions against 61 Canadians including provincial premiers, military personnel, political staff and journalists, over Canada's actions against the country for its in...
Apr 21, 2022

13 Nassar victims seeking $130M from FBI over bungled probe
DETROIT (AP) - Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI, claiming a bungled investigation by agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor, lawyers sai...
Apr 21, 2022

Raptors stars Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet struggled in Game 3 overtime defeat
TORONTO - Two of the best things going for the Toronto Raptors this season were the exact opposite on Wednesday. Pascal Siakam, a potential All-NBA candidate, and Fred VanVleet, the Raptors' lone all-...
Apr 21, 2022

13 Nassar victims seeking $130M from FBI over bungled probe
DETROIT (AP) - Thirteen sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar are seeking $10 million each from the FBI, claiming a bungled investigation by agents led to more abuse by the sports doctor, lawyers sai...
Apr 21, 2022

Canadian tennis star Andreescu continues return with loss to Sabalkena in Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany - Canada's Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Thursday after a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 loss to third seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Sabalenka clinched the...
Apr 21, 2022

Own The Podium chief says athletes' cries for change are heard
Maybe the name "Own The Podium" was a problem. Canada has posted some of its biggest medal hauls in Olympic Games over the last dozen years, but how the country has gone about owning the podium is now...
Apr 21, 2022

Ombud flags unfairness in treatment of sexual dysfunctions for female veterans
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombud is warning that women who served in the Canadian Armed Forces are facing unacceptable barriers and bias when it comes to accessing federal assistance for sexual dysfun...
Apr 21, 2022

'Soap opera': Alberta premier says he's been too tolerant of open dissent
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans don't appreciate the intraparty fighting "soap opera" of his United Conservative government and, if anything, he has been too soft on public dissenters. ...
Apr 21, 2022