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Drugs, replica firearm seized in Red Deer County traffic stop
One person has been charged after a run-in with RCMP in Red Deer County earlier this month.RCMP say it was on Dec. 8 when members with the Innisfail Integrated Traffic Unit performed a traffic stop on...
Dec 16, 2021
Health experts say COVID-19 Omicron variant requires incredibly urgent response
Health experts in Ontario are warning that the Omicron variant is an incredible threat as Canada hit a grim milestone of more than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic. Dr. Adalsteinn Brown, co-...
Dec 16, 2021
Flames' Dube, Kylington added to COVID-19 protocol; 18 players now sidelined
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames announced two more players and another member of the team's support staff were added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Thursday, bringing the organization's total number to 3...
Dec 16, 2021
All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The remaining members of a missionary group who were kidnapped two months ago have been freed, Haiti police and the group said Thursday. The spokesman for Haiti's National...
Dec 16, 2021
Top court won't hear appeal of off-duty cop convicted of assaulting Dafonte Miller
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeal of a Toronto police officer who was convicted of brutally assaulting a young Black man. Michael Theriault was sentenced to nine months in ...
Dec 16, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Canada surpasses grim milestone with 30,000 COVID-19 deaths
Canada has surpassed a grim milestone, recording its 30,000th COVID-19 death since the pandemic began in early 2020. Ontario reported nine additional deaths attributed to the virus on Thursday, pushin...
Dec 16, 2021
Prosecution rests case against Kim Potter in Wright death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Prosecutors on Thursday rested their case against Kim Potter, the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the shooting death of Black motorist Daunte Wright. After a week of ...
Dec 16, 2021
Supreme Court to review constitutionality of Safe Third Country refugee pact
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a lower court decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seekers. Under the 17-year-old Sa...
Dec 16, 2021
Skyrocketing shipbuilding costs continue as estimate puts icebreakers costs at $7.25B
OTTAWA - The federal government's plan to build new ships for Canada's navy and coast guard is being rocked by more skyrocketing costs. The latest blow comes from in a report this morning from parliam...
Dec 16, 2021
Omicron takes hold, BC cleans up after last month's flooding: In The News for Dec. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Dec 16, 2021