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Canadian Crop Hail Association receives more than 10,000 damage claims this year
Grande Prairie, AB - The Canadian Crop Hail Association says more than 10-thousand damage claims have been received by its member companies so far this year.It says at the mid-point of the year, Saska...
Aug 17, 2019
Red Deer man convicted in fatal crash to be sentenced next month
Red Deer, AB - An apology in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench Thursday from a young man convicted in a fatal crash that killed two teens on Canada Day 2016.Dylan James Beauclair, 21, of Red Deer, told ...
Aug 17, 2019 Red Deer Courthouse
Sea-to-Sky Gondola in British Columbia likely out of commission until 2020
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The operators of the Sea-to-Sky Gondola say the popular tourist attraction near Squamish, B.C., likely won't reopen until early next spring. In a message on the company...
Aug 17, 2019
Trudeau announces $11.4 million in flood protection funding for Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday $11.4 million in new funding to help protect Fredericton and surrounding communities from future flooding. The federal money is mean...
Aug 17, 2019
Illegal pot still a source for 4 in 10 cannabis users, Stats Can survey shows
OTTAWA - Six months after Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use more than 40 per cent of Canadians who said they used pot still bought it from illegal sources, a new Statistics Canada report...
Aug 17, 2019
'It's just the freedom:' Paralyzed Broncos player pursuing life on the water
SASKATOON - A minor injury cost former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Jacob Wassermann an opportunity to compete at last month's adaptive water-ski world championship in Norway. But he says that ...
Aug 17, 2019
Tories, NDP seek urgent meeting into report that PM broke ethics law
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau doubled down Thursday on his refusal to apologize for his handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair even as opposition parties tried to ensure a scathing report that fo...
Aug 17, 2019
Canadians deserve apology from Trudeau over SNC-Lavalin affair: former ministers
OTTAWA - Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould said Thursday it is "troubling" to her that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to "discredit" her through submissions m...
Aug 17, 2019
Asian shares mixed amid ongoing worries about US-China trade
TOKYO - Asian shares were mixed Friday as turbulence continued on global markets amid ongoing worries about U.S.-China trade conflict. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses to be up 0.3% ...
Aug 17, 2019
Most residents allowed home after house explosion in London, Ont.
LONDON, Ont. - All but 12 of 100 homes evacuated after an explosion in a southwestern Ontario city have been cleared for residents to return. Seven people were injured Wednesday ni...
Aug 17, 2019