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More than $46,000 worth of drugs seized in Brooks bust
BROOKS, AB - Four people have been charged following an ALERT investigation in Brooks.The ALERT organized crime team based in Medicine Hat executed three search warrants on August 19 in Brooks. The Br...
Aug 25, 2020
Quebec adaptation of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' faces backlash from actors and Quebecers
MONTREAL - Quebec's French-language adaptation of the popular American police comedy, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," is already taking heat before the first episode airs - from one of the actors...
Aug 25, 2020
Maple Leafs send Kapanen to Penguins, get first-round pick in multi-player deal
TORONTO - The Maple Leafs have traded winger Kasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a multi-player deal that also lands Toronto a first-round draft pick. Kapanen, defence prospect Jesper Lindgr...
Aug 25, 2020
Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indigenou...
Aug 25, 2020
Dyson's 'Long Time Coming' addresses history of racism in US
NEW YORK - One of the country's most prominent scholars on race has a new book out in December. Michael Eric Dyson's "Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America" will be released Dec. 1, St. Mar...
Aug 25, 2020
Special Olympics Alberta Provincial Games delayed to 2023 due to COVID-19
EDMONTON, AB - Special Olympics Alberta has announced some unfortunate news.The Summer Games set for 2021 have been cancelled. The event was scheduled to take place July 9 to 11, 2021 in Strathcona Co...
Aug 25, 2020
NHL players, coaches on value of playoff experience: 'There's pros and cons'
TORONTO - Brad Marchand realizes now he didn't come close to fully grasping the magnitude of the moment. Deep in his first playoff run with the Boston Bruins back in 2011 at age 23, he knew the s...
Aug 25, 2020
July sales of new homes surge 13.9%, far more than thought
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Sales of new homes jumped again in July, rising 13.9% as the housing market continues to gain traction following a spring downturn caused by pandemic-related lockdowns. The Commer...
Aug 25, 2020
US consumer confidence falls for second month in August
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence fell for second straight month in August as a resurgence of virus cases in many parts of the country heightened pessimism about the economy. The Conference Board,...
Aug 25, 2020
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the most senior U.S. official to visit the African country since last year's ouster of its autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. P...
Aug 25, 2020