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Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from detention
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge says he'll order Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention. Judge Michael Farbiarz made the ruling from the bench in federal court in New ...
Jun 20, 2025

Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Open House in Sylvan Lake June 25
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors, together with AECOM, are hosting a public open house in Sylvan Lake to share an update about the Highway 20 Twinning Functional Planning Study between Hi...
Jun 20, 2025

VIA Rail and Unifor reach tentative agreement, strike averted
MONTREAL - Via Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing 2,400 workers across the country. The deal averts a walkout involving members of Unifor, who had voted for a strike mandate...
Jun 20, 2025

Province aiming to support Albertans with brain injuries
The provincial government says it is trying to ensure Albertans with brain injuries and their families are supported.Provincial officials note, acquired brain injuries change lives in an instant, and ...
Jun 20, 2025

LeSage, Rumball part of a sizable Canadian contingent in Major League Rugby playoffs
Ben LeSage normally looks forward to running into fellow Canadian Lucas Rumball. But not Saturday when LeSage's New England Free Jacks host Rumball's Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby's Eastern Con...
Jun 20, 2025

CSIS says it took steps against dozens of employees over misconduct last year
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service says it closed 34 misconduct cases last year and concluded the allegations were founded in 33 of the cases. In its latest annual report, the Canadian Security Intelligenc...
Jun 20, 2025

Temporary road closures planned for Ponoka Stampede Parade June 27
The annual Ponoka Stampede Parade hosted by the Ponoka Stampede and Exhibition Association will roll through downtown Ponoka on Friday, June 27 starting at 10 a.m. Town officials note there will be te...
Jun 20, 2025

Bail hearing in July for Montreal mom charged with abandoning three-year-old daughter
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario for four days is scheduled to have a bail hearing early next month. Lawyers in Quebec court s...
Jun 20, 2025

Conservatives set January dates for convention, review of Poilievre's leadership
OTTAWA - Members of the Conservative party will hold a national convention in late January, where they'll vote on Pierre Poilievre's leadership. The party's national council has scheduled the conventi...
Jun 20, 2025

Lacombe city council approves Solid Waste Route Optimization Implementation
Lacombe city council has endorsed a Solid Waste Route Optimization Implementation and approved Global GPS monitoring and onboard navigation devices for four garbage trucks in the 2026 Budget process. ...
Jun 20, 2025