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Enbridge, Bad River Indigenous band both appealing Line 5 court ruling in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON - Both sides in the ongoing dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline are appealing last month's court decision in Wisconsin. That's where a district court judge gave Calgary-based Enbr...
Jul 28, 2023
New justice minister arrives amid bail debate, vows fresh look at judicial vacancies
OTTAWA - Canada's new justice minister says he plans to tell his staff and department to move "expeditiously" on addressing judicial vacancies, an issue that dogged his predecessors. Prime Minister Ju...
Jul 28, 2023
Two Lethbridge men found deceased in Crowsnest Pass
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Officials say they made an unfortunate discovery while searching for two hikers who were overdue to return home.At approximately 10 p.m. on July 26, the Crowsnest Pass RCMP said i...
Jul 28, 2023
Canadians Liendo, Masse reach event finals at world aquatics championships
FUKUOKA, Japan - Josh Liendo qualified for two finals while Kylie Masse advanced to the women's 200-metre backstroke final Friday at the World Aquatics Championships. Liendo, from Toronto, advanced to...
Jul 28, 2023
Major Montreal water main break leaves buildings flooded, vehicles submerged
MONTREAL - A major water main break in northeastern Montreal has forced evacuations and left vehicles submerged. The City of Montreal says some 18 buildings the Villeray-St-Michel-Park-Extension borou...
Jul 28, 2023
Montreal's new light-rail train network inaugurated, will open for free over weekend
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal's electric light-rail train network has been officially inaugurated. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Franois Legault and Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante were among the di...
Jul 28, 2023
'Very proud moment': Valdez becomes first Filipino-Canadian woman to serve in cabinet
TORONTO - Rechie Valdez, who made history this week when she became the first Filipino-Canadian woman named to the federal cabinet, took an unusual path to high political office, transitioning from ba...
Jul 28, 2023
Crop yields suffering due to extreme heat: Saskatchewan ministry of agriculture
REGINA - Crops across Saskatchewan are feeling the heat, including in the southwest part of the province.According to the weekly crop report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers across the p...
Jul 28, 2023
'We have all the pieces:' 0-7 Elks insist they are better than their record
EDMONTON - Elks lineman Kony Ealy says his frustration over Edmonton's 0-7 start to the 2023 CFL campaign reminds him of how he felt when he was a member of the New York Jets back in 2017. That Jets t...
Jul 28, 2023
Edmonton Elks forge ambitious future with multilingual broadcasts
Victor Cui isn't resting on his laurels. On Saturday night, the Edmonton Elks' home game versus the B.C. Lions will be the first pro football contest to be broadcast in Punjabi. This achievement follo...
Jul 28, 2023