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Canadian bobsled, skeleton athletes object to non-disclosure clause in contract
Canadian bobsled and skeleton athletes fear their national federation is trying to silence them, saying a clause in their athlete agreement contradicts the principles of safe sport. The Bobsleigh Cana...
Jun 06, 2022
Wet weekend doesn't rain on Spectrum's parade
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Hatters flocked to Kin Coulee Park this weekend to take part in the Spectrum Festival and all it had to offer.The festival ran from Friday to Sunday with a kid's zone, live music, b...
Jun 06, 2022
First B.C. monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases. The centre says its laboratory has confirme...
Jun 06, 2022
Alberta backs Coaldale's push to reduce RCMP costs
COALDALE, AB - The Government of Alberta says it is unfair that Coaldale is the only community of its size in the country that pays for 100% of its policing costs.In May 2022, Coaldale Mayor Jack Van ...
Jun 06, 2022
Lawyers ask Quebec Court of Appeal to shed more light on secret trial
MONTREAL - The province's attorney general, the chief justice of the Quebec court and several media organizations went before the Quebec Court of Appeal today to demand more information about a secret...
Jun 06, 2022
Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members have been charged with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the U.S. Ca...
Jun 06, 2022
Israeli coalition suffers loss, faces uncertain prospects
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The Israeli government on Monday failed to pass a bill extending legal protections for settlers in the occupied West Bank. The vote marks a major setback for the fragile coalit...
Jun 06, 2022
Alberta declares June 6-10 as "Energy Week"
Alberta is officially declaring the week of June 6-10 as Energy Week in the province."Alberta is showcasing the innovative oil and gas sector while celebrating new opportunities for responsible, relia...
Jun 06, 2022
Charges stayed against former Conservative MP
CALGARY, AB - A trial for former Calgary West MP Rob Anders into alleged tax fraud allegations was set to get underway in a Calgary courtroom on Monday morning, June 6, 2022.As the trail was set to pr...
Jun 06, 2022
Driver alleged to have hit 4 in B.C. residential march turns himself in to RCMP
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA - RCMP say the driver of a truck who allegedly hit four people walking in a residential school march in Mission, B.C., on Saturday has come forward to police. Mounties say in...
Jun 06, 2022