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Two people running in Cypress County byelection
CYPRESS COUNTY, AB - Some residents in Cypress County will go to the polls next month.There will be two names on the ballot in the byelection for Ward 9 Suffield that will take place on Feb. 7.Keith R...
Jan 10, 2022
Former CFL running back pleads guilty to voyeurism for filming sexual encounter
CALGARY - Former CFL running back Jerome Messam has pleaded guilty to voyeurism after videotaping a consensual sexual encounter without the woman's permission. Messam appeared via a video link in a Ca...
Jan 10, 2022
Canada seeks deeper trade links with Taiwan, as part of new China strategy
OTTAWA - Canada's decision to pursue a foreign investment protection agreement with Taiwan, amid its ongoing tension with mainland China is being greeted with widespread approval in trade and diplomat...
Jan 10, 2022
Former CFL running back pleads guilty to voyeurism for filming sexual encounter
CALGARY - Former CFL running back Jerome Messam has pleaded guilty to voyeurism after videotaping a consensual sexual encounter without the woman's permission. Messam appeared via a video link in a Ca...
Jan 10, 2022
Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir and failed fugitive who was dogged for decades with suspicion in the disappearance and deaths of those around him before he was c...
Jan 10, 2022
MPs call for Commons committee to launch emergency probe of use of mobile data
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs want the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate the Public Health Agency of Canada's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patt...
Jan 10, 2022
Toronto FC rebuild continues as veteran Dom Dwyer is traded away in salary dump
Toronto FC continued its rebuild Monday, sending veteran forward Dom Dwyer and its third overall pick in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft to FC Dallas in exchange for US$50,000 in general allocation money. Da...
Jan 10, 2022
Critics stress health system capacity constraints ahead of first ministers meeting
OTTAWA - Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Pri...
Jan 10, 2022
Fortin's fight for reinstatement gets shot in the arm following Appeal Court decision
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's fight for reinstatement as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign goes on after a critical decision by the Federal Court of Appeal. In a decision rele...
Jan 10, 2022
Clanachan to step down as CPL commissioner, looks to bring expansion team to Windsor
TORONTO - David Clanachan is stepping down as commissioner of the Canadian Premier League to spearhead the launch of an expansion club in the Windsor/Essex County region. The league announced Monday t...
Jan 10, 2022