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Huawei Canada says it met federal security requirements for new Arctic 4G project
OTTAWA - Huawei Canada says it has received federal approval to work with a northern telecom company and an Inuit development corporation to extend high-speed 4G wireless services to 70 communities in...
Jul 22, 2019

Nova Scotia expert panel examining safety of high school sports like rugby
HALIFAX - An expert panel promised after high school rugby was banned then reinstated in Nova Scotia this year has begun its work. The 17-member inter-school sport safety review panel is expected to r...
Jul 22, 2019

Former Canadian international Jamie Cudmore says time was right to come home
Jamie Cudmore says the time was right to come home. The 40-year-old former Canadian international, one of Canada's best-known rugby exports, is leaving France to groom the next wave of rugby...
Jul 22, 2019

MISSING: 26 y/o Crystal Rowan from Maskwacis
Maskwacis RCMP are advising that Crystal Rowan is no longer missing and there is no further concern for her safety at this time.
Jul 22, 2019

Provincial police suspend aerial search for missing businessman, son
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are suspending helicopter searches today for a Quebec businessman and his teen son missing for 12 days somewhere in a vast area of the upper Laurentians. Police say...
Jul 22, 2019

Federal money to help veterans find housing, basic services
OTTAWA - A Montreal project to help homeless veterans find a place to live and other necessary services is among 22 initiatives receiving federal money from a fund that suppor...
Jul 22, 2019

Plane crash near Jasper claims one
The cause of a fatal plane crash in Alberta is under investigation by the Transportation Safety Board.RCMP say a small aircraft was taking off from an airstrip near Jasper when it crashed into a nearb...
Jul 22, 2019

Central Alberta homes sales remain down
Local home sales continue to remain down in comparison to last year.That according to the Central Alberta Realtors Association which reports residential sales through the MLS System of the Central Alb...
Jul 22, 2019

Canadian men's basketball team names assistant coaches for World Cup
TORONTO - The Canadian senior men's basketball team has named Nate Bjorkgren, Brad Greenberg, Nathaniel Mitchell and Jon Goodwillie as assistant coaches for the FIBA World Cup later this summer in Chi...
Jul 22, 2019

Pioneering Native American author honoured with peace prize
CINCINNATI - A Native American author whose writings have highlighted his indigenous culture is this year's winner of a lifetime achievement award celebrating literature's power to foster peace, socia...
Jul 22, 2019