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Conservationists submit legal challenge to Trans Mountain reapproval over whales
VANCOUVER - The federal government is facing a new legal challenge after it approved the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion for a second time.Ecojustice has filed a motion to the Federal Court of Appea...
Jul 08, 2019
B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 08, 2019
Man charged with second degree murder in Ermineskin pedestrian fatal
Charges have now been laid following a year-long investigation into a pedestrian fatality on the Ermineskin First Nation last July. RCMP say Kyle Littlechild, 27, of Maskwacis, was arrested on July 4 ...
Jul 08, 2019
Freeform supports Halle Bailey's Ariel casting amid backlash
LOS ANGELES - A Disney-owned cable network has taken aim at critics who disagreed with the decision to cast Halle Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming adaption of "The Little Mermaid." Freeform posted an o...
Jul 08, 2019
Eric Swalwell says he's ending his 2020 presidential bid
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California is ending his presidential bid, becoming the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary to exit the campaign. Swalwell announced his deci...
Jul 08, 2019
U.S.-Iran tension has implications for Canadian troops in Iraq: analysts
OTTAWA - Analysts say the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf between Iran and the United States have implications for the safety of Canadian troops in Iraq. Rob Malley, the president of the Inter...
Jul 08, 2019
Two young grizzlies lured by Rocky residents' garbage
Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement posted on Sunday that they had numerous confirmed reports of two young grizzly bears in the north end of Rocky Mountain House.Officials say the bears have been ge...
Jul 08, 2019 (Edward Kim)
Serena Williams 2 for 2 at Wimbledon; wins in singles, mixed
WIMBLEDON, England - Serena Williams walked into her news conference at Wimbledon holding her phone, a cold bottle of water and a statistics sheet that reinforced what was clear from watching her thir...
Jul 08, 2019
Lalor sisters to try out for Team Canada
Fresh from helping Alberta win bronze at the 2019 Women's Invitational Championships in Okotoks, Red Deer's Kelsey and Hayley Lalor have been invited to try out for Canada's national women's baseball ...
Jul 08, 2019
Judge rejects demand to halt transfer of two Montreal English schools to French system
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has rejected a demand to immediately halt the transfer of two east-end Montreal English-language schools to the French system. The English Montreal School...
Jul 08, 2019