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Calgary mayoral candidate arrested in connection with an anti-masking incident
A Calgary mayoral candidate has been arrested in Edmonton in connection with an anti-masking incident at a shopping centre earlier this month.Officers arrested Kevin J. Johnston, 49, without incident ...
May 27, 2021
Local toddler in hospital after button battery burns a hole in her throat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - What started as a cough for two-year-old Abigail turned into her parents' nightmare.Sheldon and Victoria Akers took their daughter to the hospital on May 3 when the happy-go-lucky t...
May 27, 2021
Most of Ross Glen park to be closed for summer
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Replacement of irrigation infrastructure is underway in the Ross Glen Towne Centre park. According to the City of Medicine Hat, the work is expected to last for the duration of this...
May 27, 2021
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares returns to the ice for a skate
Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares was back on the ice for a skate on Thursday, one week after suffering a concussion and a knee injury in a scary collision. Tavares skated at Scotiabank Arena w...
May 27, 2021
Canada unveils men's basketball roster ahead of Olympic qualifying tournament
TORONTO - Fourteen NBA players are among 21 players invited to the Canadian national men's basketball team's training camp in Tampa, Fla. The team, coached by Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse, will tr...
May 27, 2021
Former HNIC executive producer Shannon thinks Gretzky a 'great choice' for new TV job
Former Hockey Night in Canada executive producer John Shannon offered a quick two-word reply when asked what Wayne Gretzky's greatest challenge would be as a studio analyst for Turner Sports. "Underst...
May 27, 2021
Capitol rally planned over death of man in police custody
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should be fired and arrested, leaders of the National Urban Lea...
May 27, 2021
Military deployed to Manitoba to help province hard hit by COVID-19 infections
Members of the military are being deployed to Manitoba where surging COVID-19 cases have overwhelmed the health-care system while all provinces are being urged to use up doses of the AstraZeneca vacci...
May 27, 2021
Human Rights Watch says families of flight 752 victims harassed, intimidated by Iran
OTTAWA - A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until J...
May 27, 2021
G7 foreign ministers condemn Belarus, threaten further sanctions
OTTAWA, Kan. - The G7 says it will ramp up its efforts to hold Belarus accountable for arresting a dissident journalist on board an intercepted jetliner. In a statement today, the countries' foreign m...
May 27, 2021