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Military reports minimal progress in drive to add more women to the ranks
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is reporting minimal progress at the midway point of its 10-year drive to increase the number of women in uniform. In 2016, then-defence chief general Jonathan Vance...
May 12, 2021
'It is a gold mine:' Builders warned of rising lumber thefts across Canada
The skyrocketing cost of lumber is fuelling a trend that has authorities across the country warning builders to keep their guard up. Canadian authorities have been warning this year about the rise in ...
May 12, 2021
Tennis Canada could move top tournaments to US if Toronto, Montreal plan not approved
Tennis Canada hopes to hold its top professional tournaments in Toronto and Montreal this summer, but isn't ruling out moving the events to the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tennis Canada says th...
May 12, 2021
Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...
May 12, 2021
Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...
May 12, 2021
Commercial, private or military jet? Garneau quarantine travel raises rule questions
OTTAWA - Plans for Canada's foreign affairs minister to take his second international trip in less than a month have raised questions around what's allowed for those in quarantine and a discrepancy be...
May 12, 2021
U.K. eyeing fall for start of detailed trade deal talks with Canada, minister says
OTTAWA - Britain's trade minister says his country expects to kick-start talks on a free-trade pact with Canada in the fall and suggests it might differ in scope from what is now in place. Ranil Jayaw...
May 12, 2021
Red Deer man charged following lease site break in near Sundre
A Red Deer man is facing several charges after central Alberta Mounties foiled a break and enter at a rural lease site near Sundre last month.On Apr. 28, at 2:00 a.m., Sundre RCMP were conducting patr...
May 12, 2021
Lacombe city council approves 2021 property tax rate bylaw
Residents of Lacombe will see a small property tax rate increase this year.On Monday, council approved the 2021 Property Tax Rate Bylaw (Bylaw 489) at 0.8 per cent - approximately half of the Alberta ...
May 12, 2021
Report: Ellen DeGeneres to end her TV talk show next year
NEW YORK (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her longtime-running talk show, according to reports. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, ha...
May 12, 2021