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Bowden Institution inmate dies from COVID-19 complications
The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate at Bowden Institution died from apparent complications related to COVID-19. The inmate passed away May 11 and his next of kin have been notified. "As ...
May 13, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute
OTTAWA - The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Ca...
May 13, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from horse owners over derby dispute
OTTAWA - The owners of a horse that was disqualified after initially winning the Canadian Derby more than three years ago might have run out of legal room to reclaim the title. The Supreme Court of Ca...
May 13, 2021
Man linked to B.C. and Alberta charged after woman's body found in national park
LAKE COUNTRY, B.C. - A charge of second-degree murder has been laid against a 41-year-old man following the recent discovery of a woman's body in Kootenay National Park in southeastern B.C.A statement...
May 13, 2021
$8.7M announced to rebuild Waterton campground destroyed by fire
WATERTON LAKES, AB - Much of Waterton Lakes National Park was devastated by a significant wildfire four years ago and the rebuilding effort continues.Federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Jo...
May 13, 2021
Case of Saskatchewan Mountie charged with first-degree murder put over
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The court case of a Saskatchewan Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man has been put over until later this month.Cpl. Bernie Herman was charged with first-degree murder af...
May 13, 2021
RCMP investigating possible threat toward officers at Whistle Stop protest
Alberta RCMP say they are looking into the credibility of a potential threat toward officers who attended last weekend's anti-lockdown rally at the Whistle Stop Caf in Mirror. Mounties said in a relea...
May 13, 2021
AP source: Govt to ease up guidance on indoor mask-wearing
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside in mo...
May 13, 2021
Ontario keeps stay-at-home order; Quebec pauses Oxford-AstraZeneca shots
Ontario says it's keeping its stay-at-home order in place until at least June 2 and Quebec has become the latest province to stop giving Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot as a first dose. Ontario Pre...
May 13, 2021
'We did not unite around blind loyalty to one man:' Kenney faces call to quit
EDMONTON - Simmering internal discontent within Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative caucus has boiled over into an open challenge to his leadership.Senior backbench member Todd Loewen, ...
May 13, 2021