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Violent ends to past Indigenous protests haunt Trudeau government
OTTAWA - The ghosts of Indigenous protests past have hovered over Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as his government struggles to bring a peaceful end to blockades that have disrupted traffic o...
Feb 25, 2020
Veteran midfielder Diana Matheson returns to national team after one-year absence
TORONTO - Veteran Diana Matheson returns to the national team after a one-year injury absence for the Tournoi de France, an elite women's soccer tournament. Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller announced his s...
Feb 25, 2020
Man convicted of aggravated assault in Red Deer stabbing claims judge erred in decision
A Red Deer man appealing his aggravated assault conviction in a stabbing incident more than two years ago is claiming the judge erred in applying the legal test for self-defence.Linden Joseph Buffalo,...
Feb 25, 2020
Work begins on new home for Parkland Regional Library
Parkland Regional Library (PRL) is building a new two-story head office in the south end of Lacombe, after 60 years of being in the old building on 56 Avenue.PRL Director Ronald Shepard said in a news...
Feb 25, 2020 (Photo provided by Parkland Regional Library)
HFX Wanderers FC complete 2020 CPL roster by signing two Brazilians
HALIFAX - HFX Wanderers FC have signed a pair of Brazilians in attacking midfielder Joao Morelli and defender Eriks Santos. "Morelli can make that final pass and has shown he can score goals from open...
Feb 25, 2020
39 states investigating Juul's marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. - Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about ni...
Feb 25, 2020
Honolulu marathon CEO says he was abused by Michigan doctor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The president and CEO of one of the nation's largest marathons has joined a chorus of former students who have complained about a late University of Michigan doctor by saying the ph...
Feb 25, 2020
N.S. Liberal budget opens spending taps as province faces flattening economy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is opening the spending taps on infrastructure in its fifth consecutive balanced budget, as economic growth is expected to drop sharply this year. The 2020-2...
Feb 25, 2020
World isn't ready for coronavirus outbreak, says Canadian WHO expert
OTTAWA - A renowned Canadian epidemiologist who led a team of experts to China to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization says other countries are not ready fo...
Feb 25, 2020
Canada's quest to buy new fighter jets delayed another three months
OTTAWA - Canada's long-running effort to buy new fighter jets is facing another delay. The federal government says today it is giving fighter-jet makers another three months to submit their propo...
Feb 25, 2020