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Supreme Court to examine law that limits reporting of criminal proceedings
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at whether a law banning publication of certain proceedings in criminal matters applies before the selection of a jury. A consortium of major media outle...
Oct 20, 2022
Alberta COVID hospitalizations continue to climb
The number of people in Alberta hospitals being treated for COVID-19 is growing.The province reported Wednesday that 1,070 Albertans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, and 33 of those people ar...
Oct 20, 2022
Worker who quietly lowered town's fluoride for years resigns
A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in a Vermont community's drinking water for years has resigned - and is asserting that the levels had actually been low for much longer than believed. ...
Oct 20, 2022
Canadian Premier League announces five finalists for player of the year
TORONTO - The Canadian Premier League player of the year will be one of Forge FC's Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson, Pacific FC's Manny Aparicio, Atletico Ottawa's Ollie Bassett and Ballou Tabla and Valour...
Oct 20, 2022
B.C. NDP candidate ejected from leader's race; David Eby to be premier
VANCOUVER - One of two candidates running for the British Columbia NDP leadership has been disqualified, clearing the way for former attorney general David Eby to become premier of the province.A news...
Oct 20, 2022
Community Foundation to award five Platinum Jubilee Medals, needs nominations
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is turning to the public for help to recognize outstanding individuals in the community.The CFSEA has been asked by the provincial g...
Oct 20, 2022
Proposed dental benefit for children would cost $703M: Parliamentary budget officer
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says Ottawa's proposed dental benefit for children under the age of 12 would cost $703 million over the next three fiscal years. Giroux released the c...
Oct 20, 2022
Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard sentenced to five years behind bars
TORONTO - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard has been sentenced to five years behind bars after being found guilty earlier this year of sexually assaulting an Ottawa woman.The Crown had sought a sentence...
Oct 20, 2022
Montreal police say family conflict sparked killings of man, woman in their 60s
Montreal police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested after the bodies of two people in their 60s were found inside a home in the suburb of le-Bizard. Police say the killings of a 65-year-old woman ...
Oct 20, 2022
Woman, 90, dies after attack in seniors residence west of Montreal
VAUDREUIL-DORION, Que. - Quebec provincial police say a 90-year-old woman has died following an assault at a seniors residence on Wednesday by an 82-year-old man who is now under arrest. Provincial po...
Oct 20, 2022