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As Quebec teachers strike drags on, fears rise about children's welfare
MONTREAL - A four-week Quebec teachers strike that has shut schools across the province is spurring concern for students' education and development. Fdration Autonome de l'Enseignement, which represen...
Dec 21, 2023
Ponoka RCMP charge alleged copper wire thief
Ponoka RCMP say one person has been charged in related to copper wire theft.On Dec. 20, at about 3:30 a.m., RCMP received a report of a break and enter in progress at a rural commercial property off H...
Dec 21, 2023
AHS reports record year for Toys for Tickets campaign
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reporting a record year for a holiday campaign.November 2023 saw the return of AHS' Toys For Tickets campaign, which allows those who get parking tickets at AHS facili...
Dec 21, 2023
Dutch court orders Amanda Todd's tormentor to serve six years of 13-year B.C. term
AMSTERDAM - The man who extorted and bullied British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd into suicide has had his 13-year sentence from a Canadian court converted to a six-year prison term in Europe. An Ams...
Dec 21, 2023
Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy days after being ordered to pay $148 million in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) - Rudy Giulian i has filed for bankruptcy, days after being ordered to pay $148 million in a defamation lawsuit brought by two former election workers in Georgia who said his targeting o...
Dec 21, 2023
B.C. woman faces multiple charges for under-18 sex trafficking, say Langley RCMP
LANGLEY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say a woman faces more than a dozen charges related to an alleged human trafficking scheme involving sexual exploitation of people under 18. Langley RCMP say...
Dec 21, 2023
Quebec introducing new rule to reduce bat deaths linked to wind farms
Quebec's Environment Department says it is introducing a new measure to mitigate the impact of wind farms on bats native to the province. The government will require all future wind farm projects to i...
Dec 21, 2023
Liberals echo Hamas condemnation after militant leader hails Canada ceasefire stance
OTTAWA - The Liberals are stressing that Hamas needs to surrender to Israel, after the militant group praised Ottawa for calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says t...
Dec 21, 2023
Riders sign assistant GMs Carson, Jones to two-year contract extensions
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed assistant general managers Kyle Carson and Paul Jones to two-year contract extensions. Jones will be entering his sixth season as assistant GM for Saskatchewan...
Dec 21, 2023
From Renfrew to Zagreb: Alan Letang's journey to coaching Canada at the world juniors
Alan Letang remembers the phone call. It was 2009 and his career had already included 14 seasons playing professional hockey in North America and Europe. The voice on the other end of the line posed a...
Dec 21, 2023