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Vaccine deliveries enough to fully vaccinate all eligible Canadians by end of July
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise of a two-dose fall is looking a lot more like it will become a two-dose August. Trudeau says Canada is on track now to have 68 million doses delivered ...
Jun 18, 2021
Man arrested during break and enter in Penhold
A local man faces several charges after police interrupted a break and enter this week in Penhold.It was at about 9:42 Thursday morning when Innisfail RCMP say they received a report by a concerned ci...
Jun 18, 2021
Alberta continues to lose residents to other parts of Canada
For the fourth quarter in a row, more people left Alberta for other parts of Canada than arrived from elsewhere in the country. ATB Financial pointed out Friday that according to the latest population...
Jun 18, 2021
Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit should be tossed, says lawyer for Warren Kinsella
OTTAWA - A prominent political commentator is asking a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit from a former member of Parliament who is now leader of a fringe federal political party. A lawyer for Warr...
Jun 18, 2021
Restrictions at U.S. border to remain in place until end of July, Blair says
OTTAWA - Travel restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will remain in place for at least another month. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the American and Canadian governments are extending restr...
Jun 18, 2021
Canada's Olympic swim trials get underway after pandemic postponements
The long wait is over for Canada's top swimmers. The Olympic swim trials start Saturday in Toronto's Pan Am Sports Centre after cancellation in 2020 and a pair of postponements in 2021 because of the ...
Jun 18, 2021
Politicians call for investigation over video of Montreal cops arresting Black youth
MONTREAL - Some Quebec politicians are calling for an investigation after a video was released that appears to show a Montreal police officer with his knee on a Black youth's neck during an arrest. Th...
Jun 18, 2021
First Nations child-welfare hearings wrap after week of arguments
OTTAWA - Lawyers wrapped up arguments today in a Federal Court case focused on how to compensate First Nations children unnecessarily taken from their families due to Canada's discriminatory policies....
Jun 18, 2021
Indigenous artwork raises funds for youth sports programs
WHISTLER, British Columbia June 16, 2021 -- The Indigenous Life Sport Academy (ILSA) is hosting an online auction featuring stunning artwork from Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists across Canada. T...
Jun 18, 2021
Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit seizes over 50,000 doses of illicit drugs so far this year
As part of their mandate to traffic and public safety, the Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) works diligently to identify and intercept criminals during traffic stops. Since Jan. 2021, the RTU ha...
Jun 18, 2021