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Canadian women to host South Korea in Toronto in June soccer friendly
TORONTO - The Canadian women's soccer team will host South Korea on June 26 at Toronto's BMO Field. Canada is ranked sixth in the world compared to No. 17 for South Korea. The Canadian women last play...
May 18, 2022
Search committee recommends Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner
Officials with the Alberta government say the Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee is recommending the appointment of Diane McLeod as Alberta's Information and Privacy ...
May 18, 2022
Aeroplan-funded flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada expected to begin in June
OTTAWA - The first free commercial flights to Canada for Ukrainian refugees offered through a fundraising drive involving Aeroplan points won't be available until June. The goal was to cover flights t...
May 18, 2022
Federal lawyer asks judge to strike out spy service employee's discrimination lawsuit
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer is asking a judge to toss out the claim of a spy service employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. Lawyer Sean Gaudet, represe...
May 18, 2022
Loaded handgun seized in Red Deer traffic stop
A variety of drugs and a loaded handgun have been seized from a suspected Red Deer drug dealer by ALERT. The handgun, which had its serial number defaced, say police, was located following a traffic s...
May 18, 2022
Sylvan Lake man charged in confrontation with police
A Sylvan Lake resident is facing charges after allegedly getting into a confrontation with RCMP this week.On May 16, 2022, shortly before 5:00 pm, Fort Saskatchewan RCMP received a report of a male st...
May 18, 2022
Animal welfare advocates ask court to stop white-tailed deer cull south of Montreal
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec lawyer is going before the Superior Court to prevent the cull of white-tailed deer living in a forest on Montreal's South Shore. Lawyer Anne-France Goldwater, who has pr...
May 18, 2022
Inaugural Myeloma Canada Ride in Red Deer County, exceeds fundraising goal
Organizers of the first-ever Myeloma Canada Ride: Bike to Beat Myeloma, held in Red Deer County over the weekend, say the event has exceeded its fundraising goal.The Ride, which started at Spruce View...
May 18, 2022
Tory finance critic says Poilievre's bid to fire Macklem hurts party's economic cred
OTTAWA - Conservative finance critic Ed Fast says he believes Pierre Poilievre's pitch to fire the Bank of Canada governor over the country's record-high inflation rate hurts the party's credibility o...
May 18, 2022
DHS pauses disinformation board, director will resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Department of Homeland Security paused its new disinformation governance board Wednesday and its board's director will resign, following weeks of criticism from Republicans and q...
May 18, 2022