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'He saw dead people.' Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel Desmond
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - Lionel Desmond experienced severe mental decline and horrible visions after he served as an infantryman in the Afghanistan war, a fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia learned Friday...
Feb 19, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
Toronto FC president Bill Manning says Toronto FC will open 2021 season in Florida
Toronto FC will open the 2021 regular season in Florida due to pandemic-related travel restrictions. Tampa has been mentioned as a possible home. The MLS club also has ties to Orlando, having held tra...
Feb 19, 2021
Red Deer man sentenced to six years for shooting east of Olds
A Red Deer man has been sentenced to six years behind bars for a shooting east of Olds just under a year ago. Lyle Robert Walter Vance, 28, pleaded guilty on Feb. 10 to discharging a firearm with inte...
Feb 19, 2021
Alberta Junior Hockey League granted approval for return to play
It's Game On for the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL).In a media release, the AJHL says it has been granted approval from the Alberta government to restart the 2020-21 Season under the protocols of...
Feb 19, 2021
Provincial opposition won't deter federal action on municipal handgun bans, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled today the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns. Trudeau ...
Feb 19, 2021
Sentencing hearing continues for man who pleaded guilty to murdering two children
EDMONTON - A sentencing hearing continues today in Edmonton Court of Queen's Bench for a man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and killing her two young children. The 31-year-old man, who cann...
Feb 19, 2021
Jury deliberating in trial of man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel room
EDMONTON - A jury has begun deliberating the fate of an Ontario man accused of killing a woman whose bloody body was found in the bathtub of his Edmonton hotel room. Bradley Barton has pleaded not gui...
Feb 19, 2021
Domestic assault charges against Raptors guard Davis dismissed
NEW YORK - The New York District Attorney's Office dismissed domestic assault charges against Toronto Raptors guard Terence Davis on Friday. Davis had faced several charges after he and his girlfriend...
Feb 19, 2021
Union pressing Olymel to pay employees during Red Deer plant shutdown
RED DEER - The union representing staff at the Olymel pork processing plant in Red Deer says it's exploring legal options to make sure workers are paid during a shutdown brought on by a COVID-19 outbr...
Feb 19, 2021