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B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive's extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The court says Justice Heather Holmes...
May 21, 2020
Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas. Alberta says it will abolish land use zones in it...
May 21, 2020
Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 28 military members have tested positive for COVID-19 after being deployed to help at long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. That represents a dramati...
May 21, 2020
Film: 'Roe' plaintiff says her anti-abortion switch was act
WASHINGTON - Norma McCorvey loved the limelight. Better known as "Jane Roe," her story was at the centre of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. At first she was...
May 21, 2020
Marcel Bellefeuille returns to University of Ottawa as head football coach
OTTAWA - Marcel Bellefeuille is back as the University of Ottawa's head football coach. The school announced Bellefeuille's return Thursday. Bellefeuille served as the school's head coa...
May 21, 2020
Canada rugby calendar still up in the air because of pandemic restrictions
TORONTO - With July internationals already called off due to the global pandemic and the likely cancellation of the Americas Rugby Championship later this summer, Canada's top rugby players may n...
May 21, 2020
Red Deer Games Foundation grant applications delayed until November
Due to COVID-19, the Red Deer Games Foundation has announced it will not be accepting grant applications for the June 2020 award period."We regret that we are unable to continue our long tradition of ...
May 21, 2020
Red Deer Public Schools receives $4.1 million for shovel ready projects
Red Deer Public Schools will receive $4.1 million as part of the Capital Maintenance and Renewal funding announced by the provincial government this week."This funding announcement is welcomed news," ...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau pledges help to increase COVID-19 testing in Ontario and Quebec
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will be speaking with the premiers today about how Ottawa can help provinces massively scale up their COVID-19 testing capacity to fend off a p...
May 21, 2020
Trudeau promises $75M more for off-reserve Indigenous services in pandemic
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is sending $75 million to organizations that help Indigenous people living in urban areas and off reserves through the COVID-19 pande...
May 21, 2020