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Alberta surgeon who hung noose in hospital found guilty of unprofessional conduct
A surgeon in northwestern Alberta has been found guilty of unprofessional conduct for hanging a rope in the shape of a noose on an operating room door.The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta...
Jan 14, 2021

Climber dies on Crowsnest Mountain
RCMP say a 31-year-old man has died while climbing alone on Crowsnest Mountain in southwestern Alberta.The Mounties say they were dispatched to an area known as "the chutes" on Saturday night followin...
Jan 14, 2021

STARS Lottery lifts off for 2021
ALBERTA, JAN. 14 - While they look different wearing protective masks and gowns to protect against the novel coronavirus, STARS crews continue to fly missions daily for Albertans in desperate need of ...
Jan 14, 2021

Teachers call on province to reverse pension takeover
Alberta teachers are calling on the United Conservative government to reverse a decision about how their pensions are managed.Just before Christmas the government quietly signed an order giving the Al...
Jan 14, 2021

Oil and gas industry forecasts small spending rise after slashed budgets in 2020
A forecast calling for a modest increase in capital spending in the Canadian oilpatch this year after a tumultuous 2020 of budget slashing is being hailed as a sign of better times ahead for the indus...
Jan 14, 2021

Man arrested in anti-Semitic graffiti attack on Montreal synagogue to appear in court
Montreal police say a 28-year-old man arrested Wednesday for allegedly defacing a synagogue with anti-Semitic graffiti will appear in court today.The man was arrested after spray-painted swastikas wer...
Jan 14, 2021

NY attorney general sues NYPD over Floyd protest response
New York's attorney general sued the New York Police Department on Thursday, calling the rough treatment of protesters against racial injustice last spring part of a longstanding pattern of abuse that...
Jan 14, 2021

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
Earth's rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. While NASA and a couple of other measurement groups said 2020 passed or essentially t...
Jan 14, 2021

PSAC contesting CRA determination that payments of Phoenix damages are taxable
OTTAWA - The country's biggest civil service union says it will contest a decision that would see government workers pay tax on money they receive as part of a settlement reached over long-standing pr...
Jan 14, 2021

Trump impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day, just as Democrat Joe Biden takes the oath of office in an extraordinary end to the defeated president's tenure ...
Jan 14, 2021