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Man charged in local firearms incidents going to trial
A man charged in two separate firearms incidents in Red Deer over the past year will now go to trial in 2022.Justin James Poteet, 27, is scheduled to go to trial for one of his matters on Jun. 1, 2022...
Oct 27, 2021
Judge in Prince Andrew suit says key document can be secret
NEW YORK (AP) - A 2008 settlement agreement that a lawyer for Prince Andrew says would protect him against claims that he sexually abused an American when she was 17 can remain secret, a New York judg...
Oct 27, 2021
Reconciliation: Red Indian Lake in central Newfoundland to be renamed Beothuk Lake
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government announced today it plans to change the name of Red Indian Lake to Beothuk Lake following a series of public consultations aimed at supportin...
Oct 27, 2021
EU court tells Poland to pay $1.2M a day in judicial dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union acerbated a standoff with Poland over judicial independence and the primacy of EU or national law Wednesday as the bloc's top court fined the recalcitrant member nat...
Oct 27, 2021
BoC interest rate announcement, land acknowledgments : In The News for Oct. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 27 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 27, 2021
'We encourage people to do the research': A look at developing land acknowledgments
When Lance Cardinal was approached by the Edmonton Oilers to act as an Indigenous consultant, the Cree artist and designer knew the first thing he wanted to do was create a land acknowledgment. Cardin...
Oct 27, 2021
COVID may be contributing to increase in 'random assaults' in Vancouver: experts
VANCOUVER - An uptick in random assaults highlighted by Vancouver police could point to bigger problems that may be magnified by the pandemic, say experts. Vancouver police said in a series of posts o...
Oct 27, 2021
Rings on the Horizon: 100 days to go until the Beijing Winter Olympics
TORONTO - With the dust barely settled on the recent Summer Games, a reminder came Wednesday that the next Olympiad is fast approaching. The opening ceremonies for the 2022 Beijing Olympics are 100 da...
Oct 27, 2021
Stastny scores winner as Winnipeg rallies to beat Ducks 4-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Paul Stastny and Nikolaj Ehlers scored 19 seconds apart in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. The Jets trai...
Oct 26, 2021
Kraken rout: Seattle topples Montreal 5-1 for first home win
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Tanev had two goals and Jordan Eberle added another to give the Seattle Kraken their first home win in franchise history, beating the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Tuesday night. Mi...
Oct 26, 2021