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Mounties in southern Alberta help owner round up ostriches that escaped from a pen
TABER, Alta. - RCMP in southern Alberta had an unusual chase this morning after 20 ostriches escaped their pen. Mounties say in a statement that they started receiving reports just before 8 a.m. about...
Nov 24, 2022
Province announces new funding for low-income learners
Alberta's government says it is investing an additional $3.5 million towards the New Beginnings Bursary to support 700 more low-income learners.The government says post-secondary education opens the d...
Nov 24, 2022
Toronto Argonauts hold rally to celebrate Grey Cup win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
TORONTO - The Grey Cup party continued Thursday for cornerback Shaquille Richardson and the Toronto Argonauts. The Argos were honoured at a rally following their 24-23 Grey Cup victory over the Winnip...
Nov 24, 2022
Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. Sajjan is headed bac...
Nov 24, 2022
Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner's inquest
VICTORIA - The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner's inquest next month. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Const. Nicole Chan's famil...
Nov 24, 2022
Multiple people injured in suspected impaired driving crash near Red Deer
RCMP are investigating a suspected impaired driving crash near Red Deer this week that sent multiple people to hospital.Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, Alberta RCMP, says shortly after 2:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. ...
Nov 24, 2022
Police rounding up ostriches on the loose in Taber
The Taber Police Service is advising the public to be cautious as several large birds are roaming the community.Sgt. Steve Meggison tells Lethbridge News Now that a member of the public saw the first ...
Nov 24, 2022
Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition
OTTAWA - The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield. But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal...
Nov 24, 2022
Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
MONTREAL - A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end. The study says that several partic...
Nov 24, 2022
Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming dead at 71 after battle with ALS
TORONTO - Hall of Fame defenceman Borje Salming, who starred for the Toronto Maple Leafs over 16 NHL seasons, has died at 71 after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The Maple Leafs confirme...
Nov 24, 2022