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PM says Indigenous talks may offer "solution" so Canada can honour war dead
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is confident a "solution" will be reached to allow Canada to honour its war dead on Remembrance Day by lowering the flag to half-mast. Trudeau gave his s...
Nov 02, 2021

World Series seeing its highest TV viewership since 2019
HOUSTON (AP) - The World Series has its highest broadcast viewership since 2019 - with 13.9 million tuned in during Sunday's Game 5 alone across Fox platforms. Atlanta's 3-2 win over Houston on Saturd...
Nov 02, 2021

Toronto FC season on the line in Canadian Championship semifinal against Pacific FC
Toronto FC's season is on the line Wednesday, with the visit of Pacific FC for the Canadian Championship semifinal. Whatever happens at BMO Field, Pacific (13-8-6) will still be atop the Canadian Prem...
Nov 02, 2021

Gilmore steps down as president and CEO of MLS club CF Montréal
MONTREAL - Kevin Gilmore is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of Major League Soccer team CF Montral. A team release Thursday said the move is effective immediately and called it ...
Nov 02, 2021

Despite hot summer, Alberta posts below average wildfire season
October 31 officially marked the end of the wildfire season in Grande Prairie and across the rest of Alberta. Despite the above-average temperatures throughout the province this summer, officials say ...
Nov 02, 2021

Kabul safe houses need $5 million by Friday to stay open, say veterans
OTTAWA - Canadian veterans who fought in Afghanistan say another $5 million is needed to keep safe houses in Kabul open past a Friday closure deadline. The safe houses are protecting about 1,700 forme...
Nov 02, 2021

MLA Tracy Allard responds to weekend protest outside residence
Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard says some rather disturbing remnants were left behind by protestors who demonstrated outside of her private residence in Grande Prairie on Sunday.In a Facebook post fro...
Nov 02, 2021

Trial underway for Lethbridge man facing child porn charges
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The first two days of a nine-day judge-alone trial have wrapped up in Lethbridge Court of Queen's Bench.David Harter, 53, faces one count each of possessing child pornography and acce...
Nov 02, 2021

AP: New autopsy rejects crash theory in Ronald Greene death
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A reexamined autopsy ordered by the FBI in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene has rejected the Louisiana State Police claim that a car crash caused his fatal injuries, narrowin...
Nov 02, 2021

Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government declared a national state of emergency Tuesday as rival Tigray forces threaten to move on the capital and the country's yearlong war escalates quickly. The ...
Nov 02, 2021