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Montreal suburb backtracks on plan to charge for picnic table reservations
MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb is backtracking on a plan to charge members of the public to reserve picnic tables in two of its most popular parks. The city of Dorval issued a notice today saying it wil...
May 11, 2021

Flooding forces 700 people out of homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.
FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - About 700 residents have been forced from their homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., after the island community started to flood over the weekend due to the break up of ice on the Mac...
May 11, 2021

Clearview Public Schools hosting virtual COVID-19 Town Hall
Residents of east central Alberta are invited to join local communities for a virtual COVID-19 Town Hall meeting on May 11 at 8:00 p.m.Host communities include Stettler County, Stettler, Castor, Paint...
May 11, 2021

MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark it hopes for to stay in Oakland. MLB released a sta...
May 11, 2021

CF Montreal to be visitors in "home" match against Inter Miami CF on Wednesday: Nancy
MONTREAL - CF Montreal head coach Wilfried Nancy has little doubt his club will be the visiting team when it plays a home game at its temporary Florida home against Inter Miami CF on Wednesday night. ...
May 11, 2021

Feds invest $12B in Ontario public transit projects in GTHA
TORONTO - Ontario and the federal government have struck an agreement that will see Ottawa kick in $12 billion to help build several transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the ...
May 11, 2021

Two injured in rollover at Sunchild First Nation
RCMP are looking into the cause of a single-vehicle rollover on the Sunchild First Nation over the weekend.It happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday.Mounties say there were three occupants in the vehicle. ...
May 11, 2021

Charlottetown votes to add Indigenous figure next to Sir John A. Macdonald statue
CHARLOTTETOWN - The City of Charlottetown will add a representation of an Indigenous elder or child next to a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald to create a reminder of the darker side of the former prim...
May 11, 2021

Land Use Bylaw amendments aim to support city businesses
Red Deer city council has approved several Land Use Bylaw amendments city officials say are designed to cut back on red tape and offer additional opportunities for local businesses.An amended site exc...
May 11, 2021

Pentagon chief during Jan. 6 riot defends military response
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting defense secretary during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots plans to tell Congress that he was concerned in the days before the insurrection that sending troops...
May 11, 2021