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Former Speaker of B.C. legislature doesn't recall retirement payout documents: trial
VANCOUVER - A former Speaker of British Columbia's legislature says he doesn't remember seeing many of the documents outlining retirement and financial benefits linked to a breach-of-trust trial. Bill...
Feb 14, 2022

University of Lethbridge lockout begins
Faculty at the University of Lethbridge have been locked out.Members of the University of Lethbridge Faculty Association (ULFA) were legally prohibited from accessing University workspaces as of 11 a....
Feb 14, 2022

Alberta RCMP make arrests at Coutts Border Blockade
UPDATE: RCMP say additional individuals have been arrested in connection to the Coutts border blockade:Earlier today, Mounties had an arrest on the highway where two weapons were seized and an individ...
Feb 14, 2022

Emergencies Act could freeze protest trucks out of area around Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Invoking the Emergencies Act could allow the federal government to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. Security expert Wesley Wark says decl...
Feb 14, 2022

Rocky Mountain House RCMP searching for stabbing suspect
RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a wanted man charged in a suspected stabbing last week.On Feb.9, 2022, at approximately 8:00 p.m., Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to 911 call of ...
Feb 14, 2022

Christian Eriksen marks 30th birthday by playing game again
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen celebrated his 30th birthday on Monday with his first game action since suffering cardiac arrest at the European Championship. The Denmark playmaker featured in a pract...
Feb 14, 2022

Ontario fast-tracks easing restrictions, Sask starts day without vaccine mandate
Ontario ramped up plans to drop a raft of COVID-19 restrictions, including the province's vaccine certificate system, while Alberta schools opened Monday without mask mandates for children. Saskatchew...
Feb 14, 2022

Ottawa mayor pushes to shrink convoy footprint, as feds eye action
Ottawa's mayor has set a deadline of noon today for truckers encamped in the capital's core to move out of residential streets in a bid to pare down the size of the protest's footprint. Mayor Jim Wats...
Feb 14, 2022

Altidore departure from Toronto and arrival in New England finally confirmed
TORONTO - After months in limbo with Toronto FC, star striker Jozy Altidore's move to the New England Revolution was finally confirmed Monday. One minute after TFC issued a statement saying it had bou...
Feb 14, 2022

CBSA temporarily suspends service at Coutts, freedom rally protest converges on Coaldale
As the truckers' blockade and protest against COVID mandates continues at the Coutts in Southern Alberta, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has suspended service at the border point of entry,...
Feb 14, 2022