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Montreal committee says toppled statue of John A. Macdonald should not be put back
MONTREAL - A City of Montreal committee is recommending that a toppled statue of Canada's first prime minister should not be reinstated in a downtown park. The committee made its preliminary recommend...
Nov 21, 2022

More than 120 charges laid following Lethbridge property crimes investigation
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) has charged four people in connection to an alleged standoff with police and a variety of other alleged offences.On Nov. 15, officers initiated an ...
Nov 21, 2022

Southern Albertans to receive Platinum Jubilee Medal
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 200 community members from across the province are set to receive a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee medal.The commemorative medal was created this year to mark the 70th ...
Nov 21, 2022

Veteran Argos receiver Brandon Banks finally has his first Grey Cup victory
REGINA - Brandon Banks' football resume is now complete. The nine-year veteran receiver earned his first Grey Cup victory Sunday, helping the Toronto Argonauts upset the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24-23 at...
Nov 21, 2022

Jury trial begins for Mounties charged with manslaughter in shooting of Alberta man
EDMONTON - A jury trial is scheduled to begin today in Edmonton for two RCMP officers accused of manslaughter with a firearm in the shooting death of a 31-year-old in northern Alberta.Clayton Crawford...
Nov 21, 2022

Obama to campaign for Warnock on Dec. 1 before Ga. runoff
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Barack Obama, reprising his battleground blitz ahead of the midterm elections, will campaign again for Sen. Raphael Warnock as the Georgia Democrat tries to withstand a...
Nov 21, 2022

2022 tax forms in Ontario, Nunavut to offer access to organ donor information
OTTAWA - People who file taxes in Ontario and Nunavut for the 2022 tax year will have the option of seeking information about organ and tissue donation. The federal government has announced the two ju...
Nov 21, 2022

Kurdish militants fire at Turkish border town, 3 killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Suspected Kurdish militants in Syria fired rockets across the border into Turkey on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding 10 others, officials said. The attack follo...
Nov 21, 2022

Ukrainian refugees embrace peace and quiet in Canada as war rages on
OTTAWA - Inna Fomina is keeping a watchful eye on her one-year-old son Adrian as he plays in peaceful contentment on a carpet at an improvised space in western Ottawa. Less than two months after mothe...
Nov 21, 2022

Gymnasts to testify on first day of hearings on safety of girls, women in sport
After months of imploring the federal government to clean up their sport, Canadian gymnasts will finally have the floor in Ottawa. Gymnasts will be among the first to testify before members of Parliam...
Nov 21, 2022