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China sentences Canadian to 11 years in case tied to Huawei
DANDONG, China (AP) - A Chinese court sentenced Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison Wednesday in a spying case linked to Beijing's pressure campaign against the Canadian governm...
Aug 10, 2021
Upton, Gosselin each drive in 2, Angels top Jays in opener
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Justin Upton and Phil Gosselin each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Tuesday in the first game of an unusual doublehea...
Aug 10, 2021
B.C. Prosecution Service says no further charges in legislature spending scandal
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Prosecution Service says two special prosecutors have declined further charges after receiving the final RCMP report into the spending activities of senior staff at the...
Aug 10, 2021
Yukon's chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief medical officer of health has been nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the territory for the next federal election. Dr. Brendan Hanley says he can ...
Aug 10, 2021
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON - Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the ...
Aug 10, 2021
More details released about fatal shooting west of Red Deer
Due to public interest generated by the recent shooting in Red Deer County that left one person dead, Blackfalds RCMP has released additional information about the case to provide more context. On Jul...
Aug 10, 2021
In rough Olympics, viewers perked up a bit in second week
NEW YORK (AP) - In what was otherwise a rough two weeks in Tokyo for NBC, television viewers responded - at least slightly - to the U.S. Olympic team's strong performance in the second half of the Gam...
Aug 10, 2021
VLTs return to Lacombe after 23-year absence
For the first time in 23 years, the city of Lacombe will once again be home to video lottery terminals, better known as VLTs.At their most recent council meeting on Aug. 9, Lacombe reversed a ban on V...
Aug 10, 2021
Blackhawks legend and Hall of Fame goaltender Tony Esposito dies at 78
Tony Esposito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who rose to fame with the Chicago Blackhawks, has died at 78. The Blackhawks announced on Twitter that Esposito died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic can...
Aug 10, 2021
Top-ranked Medvedev into third round at National Bank Open in Toronto
TORONTO - Russia's Daniil Medvedev advanced Tuesday into the third round of the men's singles draw at the National Bank Open in Toronto, defeating Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a mat...
Aug 10, 2021