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Former Conservative MP Rob Anders facing multiple charges for evading taxes
OTTAWA - Former Conservative MP Rob Anders has been charged with tax evasion. The federal prosecution service says Anders is also charged with making misleading statements and for getting a refu...
Sep 29, 2020
Montreal restaurateurs 'in shock' after provincial government orders 28-day closure
MONTREAL - Quebec restaurateurs say they are in shock after the government ordered restaurant dining areas closed for 28 days in the province's two biggest cities. The order was one of several announc...
Sep 29, 2020
Automated traffic enforcement locations announced for October
Red Deer RCMP have announced the planned photo radar locations for the month of October.Mobile units are anticipated to be operating in the neighbourhoods of Oriole Park, Johnstone, Kentwood, West Par...
Sep 29, 2020
Reggaeton redemption: Balvin, Bunny top Latin Grammy nods
NEW YORK - At last year's Latin Grammy Awards, popular reggaeton and Latin trap musicians such as J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna were dismissed in the show's top categories. This year, they dominate. B...
Sep 29, 2020
Canadian 'keeper Dayne St. Clair makes most of MLS opportunity with Minnesota
Opportunity came knocking this season for Dayne St. Clair. And the Canadian goalkeeper has made the most of it. The 23-year-old from Pickering, Ont., has started the last six games for Minnesota Unite...
Sep 29, 2020
Blue Jays slugger Rowdy Tellez on team's 28-man roster for wild-card series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Toronto Blue Jays included slugger Rowdy Tellez on the team's 28-man roster for their best-of-three wild-card series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The first baseman hasn'...
Sep 29, 2020
Ottawa publishes guidance for rapid COVID-19 tests
OTTAWA - The federal government is publishing new advice for companies rushing to develop rapid tests for COVID-19 as Ottawa faces growing calls to approve such devices. The calls to approve devices t...
Sep 29, 2020
Lethbridge residents protest against unsanctioned drug injection site
LETHBRIDGE, AB - "I seriously think that we are on a very destructive path. This has got no great place to go other than more bad. I mean, how many more kids do we have to have needle pricks and have ...
Sep 29, 2020
Deficit on track to hit $330 billion with COVID effects lasting years, says PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says the federal deficit for the year is on track to hit $328.5 billion as a result of COVID-19. That figure released this morning reflects measures announced ...
Sep 29, 2020
‘Worst of the worse cases:’ Alberta horse owners on alert for outbreak of fever
CALGARY, AB. -- Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a veterinary clinic a couple of weeks ago.The 13-year-old horse was diagnosed with Potomac horse fever,...
Sep 29, 2020