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Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on 'extreme intoxication' defence
TORONTO - The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to weigh in on a ruling related to the defence of extreme intoxication that had alarmed some women's groups. The court granted prosecutors in Ontario le...
Dec 23, 2020
Rocky Mountain House RCMP respond to incidents on Sunchild and O’Chiese First Nations
Over a period of three days, Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to three different incidents at the Sunchild and O'Chiese First Nations involving guns, a pursuit and threats. Police say two of the in...
Dec 23, 2020
Canada's Bauer looking forward to new role as sports director of Astana-Premier Tech
Steve Bauer, a Canadian cycling icon, likes what he sees in his new role as sports director of Astana. The 61-year-old from Fenwick, Ont., who now calls St. Catharines, Ont., home, joined the joint Ka...
Dec 23, 2020
Alberta RCMP Roving Traffic Unit: 2020 year in review
EDMONTON - The Alberta RCMP Traffic Services Roving Traffic Unit (RTU) is a specialized team tasked not only with carrying out traffic safety enforcement, but also detecting and disrupting potential c...
Dec 23, 2020
No criminal charges against ARCHES, but province won't resume funding for SCS in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, AB - While ARCHES will not face any criminal charges for not being able to account for $1.6-million in taxpayer funds earlier this year, they should not expect grants from the province to ...
Dec 23, 2020
Ontario Hockey League pushes back start of season again because of COVID-19
TORONTO - The Ontario Hockey League has delayed the February start of its 2020-21 season.The OHL announced Wednesday the season will not start on Feb. 4, the date targeted earlier this year. Players w...
Dec 23, 2020
Christmas unites community after fire guts historic church
NEW YORK - At Christmases past, parishioners at Middle Collegiate in New York City rejoiced over gospel hymns, carols and soul tunes played on a Steinway piano that is now only metal and ashes after t...
Dec 23, 2020
Unusual world junior men's hockey championship set to open in Edmonton
A world junior men's hockey championship like no other opens Friday in Edmonton with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world under-20 t...
Dec 23, 2020
World junior men's hockey championship team capsules
A capsule look at the 10 countries competing in the 2021 world junior men's hockey championship Dec. 25 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton (ranked in order of 2020 finish). CANADA Half a dozen players return from ...
Dec 23, 2020
Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods up 0.9% in November
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticketed manufactured goods rose a moderate 0.9% in November with a key category that tracks business investment plans showing a gain. The November gain i...
Dec 23, 2020