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Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three ...
Feb 17, 2022
Keith Ritz diving into county councillor role
DUNMORE, AB - Cypress County's newest councillor is hitting the ground running.On Feb. 11, Keith Ritz was officially declared the winner of the byelection to represent Ward 9 - Suffield. On Tuesday, R...
Feb 17, 2022
Missing Olympics still disappointing for Team Canada fan Connor McDavid
This isn't how Connor McDavid expected to watch the Beijing Olympics. The Edmonton Oilers superstar planned to be on the ice and in the athletes village in China. Instead, he's catching the action fro...
Feb 17, 2022
Sharpton: Locke was guilty only of being 'Black in America'
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton told the hundreds gathered Thursday for the funeral for Amir Locke that the 22-year-old man who was shot by Minneapolis police as they served a no-knock search ...
Feb 17, 2022
Parliamentary budget office says homes are less affordable despite low interest rates
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is warning that homeownership has become even less affordable through the pandemic for the average buyer, who may find it even tougher to get into the market ...
Feb 17, 2022
Canadian military looking at capacity to reinforce NATO in eastern Europe: minister
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the Canadian military is weighing its capacity to send reinforcements to bolster NATO's eastern flank given its numerous other commitments at home and around...
Feb 17, 2022
Postponed Tigers games rescheduled for April
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Medicine Hat Tigers will play their full 68-game regular-season schedule.Two home games that were to be played in January and three road games postponed earlier this month have ...
Feb 17, 2022
Judge: Deputy who killed Casey Goodson not a federal agent
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio sheriff's deputy who fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr. was not acting in his role as a deputized U.S. marshal at the time of the shooting, and the murder case against the d...
Feb 17, 2022
Liberals offer $750 million to cities to make up for transit-fare shortfall
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering cities a one-time cash infusion of $750 million to help make up for shortfalls in transit revenues linked to COVID-19. But the pledge comes with what Financ...
Feb 17, 2022
Trudeau defends Emergencies Act use as a measure of last resort
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says using the Emergencies Act is a measure of last resort to bring an end to the illegal and undemocratic blockades that have harmed Canadians for nearly three ...
Feb 17, 2022