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B.C. plane wreck 'verified' by RCMP is revealed to be fake crash site for training
KAMLOOPS - Plane wreckage that made headlines this week when officials announced a hunter had stumbled on what police thought was a decades-old crash site in the B.C. Interior was actually placed ther...
Nov 17, 2023
Falls Prevention Month a reminder to stay safe all year
November is Falls Prevention Month, and Alberta Health Services (AHS) encourages Albertans to take steps to prevent falls and other injuries. For children: Many falls occur in the home for children le...
Nov 17, 2023
RCMP confirms two killed in collision near Bassano
The RCMP has provided an update on a fatal collision in southern Alberta.At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, officers were called to a collision on Highway 1 and Range Road 191 i...
Nov 17, 2023
‘No-brainer’: Alberta panel hears callers urge split from Canada Pension Plan
EDMONTON - The panel hearing feedback on whether Alberta should quit the Canada Pension Plan heard multiple callers tell them Thursday it's time to embrace a "no-brainer" provincial program."I think i...
Nov 17, 2023
Maciocia, Alouettes have defied long odds to reach Grey Cup game
HAMILTON - General manager Danny Maciocia's fingerprints are all over the Montreal Alouettes' unlikely Grey Cup run. The franchise's uncertain future not only cost it quarterback Trevor Harris and rec...
Nov 17, 2023
Asset freeze sought in proposed suit alleging Quebec billionaire paid minors for sex
MONTREAL - A lawyer representing dozens of women who say a Montreal billionaire paid them for sex while they were minors wants to freeze millions of dollars of the businessman's assets. Jeff Orenstein...
Nov 17, 2023
Zamboni leaking carbon monoxide likely to have caused hockey players' illness: mayor
WAKAW, Sask. - A Saskatchewan town has temporarily closed its hockey arena after carbon monoxide likely from a Zamboni left players sick. The rink in Wakaw, northeast of Saskatoon, was hosting an unde...
Nov 17, 2023
Senegal's highest court ruling blocks detained opposition leader Sonko from running for president
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegal's highest court on Friday effectively barred detained opposition leader Ousmane Sonko from running for president early next year by overturning a decision that reinstated...
Nov 17, 2023
Former RCMP official's rationale for disclosing secrets can't be believed: Crown
OTTAWA - A Crown prosecutor says a former RCMP official's excuse for leaking secret information is flawed and should not be believed. In closing arguments today, federal lawyer Judy Kliewer told a jur...
Nov 17, 2023
Lawsuit accuses Concordia, student union of failing to address antisemitism on campus
MONTREAL - A proposed class-action lawsuit accuses Concordia University in Montreal and its student union of failing to meaningfully address antisemitism on campus. The lawsuit application seeks $15 m...
Nov 17, 2023