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Two Vancouver police officers charged with assault in arrest of a Black man
VANCOUVER - Assault charges have been laid against two Vancouver police officers after the arrest of a Black man in February 2018. The B.C. Prosecution Service said Tuesday that Const. Jarrod Sidhu is...
Dec 08, 2020
Kovrig, Spavor are 'inspiring' and 'robust' in Chinese prison, says Canada's envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's ambassador to China says Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are physically and mentally well and showing inspiring resilience as they near the end of their second year of imprisonment...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer men arrested in Ponoka copper wire theft
Two men were arrested and stolen copper wire recovered from their vehicle during an early morning traffic stop in Ponoka last week. On Dec. 3, at 4:08 a.m., Mounties responded to a break and enter at ...
Dec 08, 2020
B.C. ministers pay tribute to Joseph Arvay, lawyer and civil rights champion
VICTORIA - British Columbia's attorney general paid tribute Tuesday to a lawyer he credited with reforming Canada's legal landscape and fighting for the rights of all Canadians throughout his lifetime...
Dec 08, 2020
Alberta announces additional support for businesses impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON - The provincial government is expanding its relaunch grant to help small and medium-sized job creators impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday.The province is expanding and i...
Dec 08, 2020
Red Deer with 373 active COVID-19 cases
Alberta reported another 1,727 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 19,109 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nine per cent.There are now 20,388 active cases in the pro...
Dec 08, 2020
CP NewsAlert: Alberta tightens COVID restrictions; closes restaurants, casinos, gyms
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province relentlessly pounded by thousands of new COVID-19 cases, has reintroduced strict economic lockdown rules and banned all outdoor social gatherings....
Dec 08, 2020
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on
NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge o...
Dec 08, 2020
Business closures, mask mandate among Alberta's new COVID-19 restrictions
The Alberta government has announced a series of tough new measures aimed at curbing the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in the province. Chief among the measures are a mandatory province-wide mask weari...
Dec 08, 2020
AP sources: Biden picks Rep. Marcia Fudge as housing chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary, according to three people familiar with the decision. Fudge was first elected...
Dec 08, 2020