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Quebec police officer shot during traffic stop in Beauce region, suspect at large
MONTREAL - A Quebec provincial police officer was shot during a traffic stop south of Quebec City this morning and the suspect remains at large. Provincial police spokeswoman Hlne Nepton says the fema...
Aug 18, 2021
Sergeant riding across Prairies to support PTSD program
A military sergeant from Wawanesa, Man. is riding a bicycle 1,000 kilometres from Manitoba to Lethbridge to raise awareness and money to help those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder through ...
Aug 18, 2021
AHS files labour practice complaint against nurses union
Alberta Health Services has filed an unfair labour practice complaint with the Alberta Labour Relations Board, saying the nurses union is bargaining in bad faith.The government agency alleges the Unit...
Aug 18, 2021
Some evacuation orders downgraded as cooler weather brings wildfire reprieve to B.C.
Several days of showers and cooler weather have dramatically cut the wildfire danger in British Columbia, especially in the hard-hit southern Interior, but drought conditions are expected to return wh...
Aug 18, 2021
McCoy student will represent Medicine Hat on this years Minister's Youth Council
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A first year high school student will be the only Medicine Hat representative on this year's Minister's Youth Council.Mikka Doll of Monsignor McCoy High School is one of 40 students...
Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day
YELLOWKNIFE - Cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in the Northwest Territories, rising to 74 cases Tuesday night from 34 a day earlier. There were 57 cases in the territory's Sahtu region - inclu...
Aug 18, 2021
Rain mostly eludes Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat did not benefit much from a weather system that dumped as much as 112 millimetres of rain on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The airport in Medicine Hat reco...
Aug 18, 2021
O'Toole takes aim at Trudeau, Singh as inflation numbers shift focus of campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is blaming his political opponents for the decade-high pace of price growth being reported today. Statistics Canada reports that headline inflation in July hi...
Aug 18, 2021
Reilly takes the reins as Lions face Elks in B.C. Place return
VANCOUVER - For the first time in 656 days, the B.C. Lions will play football in front of their fans when they host the Edmonton Elks on Thursday. Up to 12,500 spectators will be permitted into the lo...
Aug 18, 2021
Military officer who led vaccine campaign faces sexual assault charge
OTTAWA - The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, ...
Aug 18, 2021