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Upcoming Alberta RCMP recruiting event promoting diversity
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta RCMP is holding a virtual career event on November 29, 2023, which will encourage visible minorities to join the policing service.Attendees will be able to speak to current ...
Nov 21, 2023
Oliveira looks south, Blue Bombers face questions after Grey Cup loss
WINNIPEG - Brady Oliveira wants to head south this winter, but not for a vacation. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers star running back said Tuesday that his agent is talking to NFL teams to try to get him wor...
Nov 21, 2023
Quinn Hughes talks Foote, Gonchar impact after hitting 30 points for Canucks
VANCOUVER - Quinn Hughes maintains he's not getting carried away by the numbers. He's the first player to crack the 30 point mark in the 2023-24 NHL regular season with eight goals -- tying a career-h...
Nov 21, 2023
Federal government posts $8.2 billion deficit between April and September this year
OTTAWA - The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $8.2 billion between April and September, $3.9 billion of which was in September. The finance department says in its monthly fiscal moni...
Nov 21, 2023
Judge to modify conditions for Trump co-defendant's bond in Georgia election subversion case
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia judge overseeing the election subversion case against former President Donald Trump and others said Tuesday he plans to modify the bond conditions for one of the defendants ...
Nov 21, 2023
Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute
DENVER (AP) - Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead over a years-long property dispute in rural Colorado. The Custer County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesda...
Nov 21, 2023
Sentencing set for man charged in central Alberta stabbing
Sentencing is scheduled next year for a man charged in relation to a stabbing on the Sunchild Road northwest of Rocky Mountain House last year.Michael Mackinaw, 39, of the O'Chiese First Nation, is sc...
Nov 21, 2023
Feds set aside $7B from Canada Growth Fund for carbon-price contract guarantees
OTTAWA - The federal government is dedicating almost half of its clean-tech economic investment fund to special contracts intended to give companies the confidence they need to make major investments ...
Nov 21, 2023
Five new affordability measures in the Liberal government's fall fiscal update
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fall economic statement on Tuesday that aims to support middle-class Canadians amid soaring consumer prices and looming mortgage renewals. She anno...
Nov 21, 2023
De Grasse finds motivation on familiar grounds ahead of Olympic year
Andre De Grasse is back in familiar territory and motivated by some strong competition in preparation for an important Olympic year. The six-time Olympic medallist and reigning 200-metre Olympic champ...
Nov 21, 2023