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Trudeau calls out Tory premiers for 'playing games' with national unity over C-69
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says conservative premiers are playing games with national unity by threatening the country's future if they don't get their way on an environmental-assessm...
Jun 11, 2019
'Pretty consistent:' Study says plants, animals in oceans drop as climate warms
A Canadian-led study suggests that plant and animal life in the world's oceans will drop steadily and consistently as the climate warms. The study uses marine climate models to predict what will ...
Jun 11, 2019
Chief military judge testifying in own court martial
OTTAWA - Canada's chief military judge is in the witness box during his own court martial, where he is speaking about his personal and professional relationship with his deputy - who is the presi...
Jun 11, 2019
US judge: Construction on Obama centre should proceed
CHICAGO - A federal judge in Chicago says he'll dismiss a lawsuit brought by a parks advocacy group that is trying to stop former President Barack Obama's presidential centre from being built in a lak...
Jun 11, 2019
Court of Appeal upholds Edmonton man's extradition to U.S. to face terrorism charges
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld an extradition order for a man facing terrorism charges in the United States. Abdullahi Ahmed Abdullahi, who is 34, has been charged in the U.S. with ...
Jun 11, 2019
Medical examiner tells Alberta trial lack of oxygen didn't cause toddler's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The medical examiner who did an autopsy on a 19-month-old boy says there was no suggestion a lack of oxygen had anything to do with the child's death. David and Collet St...
Jun 11, 2019
Close to 42,000 pounds of food collected from Target Hunger campaign
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Local food banks are rejoicing after the success of this year's Target Hunger.The annual collection campaign saw volunteers gather bags of food donations from residents, to go towards...
Jun 11, 2019 Volunteers from the Target Hunger campaign (Photo courtesy Danielle McIntyre)
Sod turning ceremony held at site for new Coaldale RCMP Detachment
COALDALE, AB - While the new Coaldale RCMP detachment's building itself is still a little way away from being built, that hasn't dimmed the excitement for officials involved in the process.Representat...
Jun 11, 2019 Everyone on hand for the sod turning
Manitoba judge calls for review, improvements of health care at remand centre
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is calling for a full review of health-care services at the Winnipeg Remand Centre where an inmate died after suffering seizures. Provincial court Judge Heather Pullan says...
Jun 11, 2019
Lester Holt, colleagues to moderate first Democratic debate
NEW YORK - Lester Holt and four of his NBC News colleagues will share moderating duties for the first debate of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders. The debate, shown on NBC News networks, will un...
Jun 11, 2019