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Red Deer man charged in major contraband bust going to trial
A Red Deer man charged in what Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis (AGLC) described as one of the province's largest ever tobacco busts, is going to trial later this year. Ali Abdulhseen Al-Hameedaw...
Apr 14, 2022
Canada's emissions plummet during first year of COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Canada's greenhouse gas emissions plummeted to their lowest level in almost three decades in 2020 as pandemic restrictions kept cars off the road and left airplanes grounded on tarmacs. The l...
Apr 14, 2022
Make access to COVID-19 booster shots ‘ultraconvenient,’ experts say
Easier access to COVID-19 vaccine boosters could be a way of addressing the plateauing rates of Canadians getting the shot, public health and immunology experts say. Matthew Miller, professor at McMas...
Apr 14, 2022
Baumgartner to lead Canada at U18 worlds; Cheverie 1st woman to coach Canadian men
CALGARY - Nolan Baumgartner has been named head coach of Canada's team for the upcoming men's under-18 world hockey championship. Kori Cheverie, Todd Miller and David Struch will serve as assistants, ...
Apr 14, 2022
Court rules New Brunswick lieutenant-governor must be bilingual
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick judge says the appointment of a unilingual anglophone to the post of lieutenant-governor in the province was unconstitutional, but that striking down the appointment woul...
Apr 14, 2022
Feds commit $16M to stamp out abuse in sport, restore parents' trust
OTTAWA - Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport will ensure Canada's athletes feel safe and that their voices will be h...
Apr 14, 2022
Feds commit $16M to stamp out abuse in sport, restore parents' trust
OTTAWA - Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport will ensure Canada's athletes feel safe and that their voices will be h...
Apr 14, 2022
With housing plans, feds to target needs, links to immigration, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Canada's housing minister says federal funding to ramp up the pace of new builds will also look to target the kind of homes required to meet the changing needs of Canadians. Housing Minister ...
Apr 14, 2022
Canadian troops heading to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will depart from an Ontario military base in the coming days to help with the care, co-ordination and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees in Poland, includ...
Apr 14, 2022
Top commander warns Canadian military 'stretched thin' amid growing threats
OTTAWA - Canada's top military commander says his force is "stretched thin" as demands for its assistance continue to grow at home and abroad. Defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre says many Canadian Armed Fo...
Apr 14, 2022