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Don't criticize China's treatment of Hong Kong, Beijing warns Canada
OTTAWA - China is threatening retaliation against Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned a new security law giving Beijing more control over Hong Kong. In a news conference today, a spok...
Jul 06, 2020
Council to consider operating grant to keep Westerner Park afloat
Westerner Park needs a cash injection to stay alive and is hoping The City of Red Deer will provide it. On Wednesday, city council will consider Westerner Park's request for an operating grant of betw...
Jul 06, 2020
FIFA: Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto lone Canada candidates cities for 2026 World Cup
The FIFA representative leading the review of candidate cities for the 2026 World Cup says Edmonton, Montreal and Toronto are the only sites under consideration in Canada. Asked on a media conference ...
Jul 06, 2020
MPs reviewing virtual voting options to bolster COVID-19 Parliament
OTTAWA - Virtual voting options are under review by the committee of MPs tasked with figuring out how to run Parliament in the COVID-19 era. Speaker Anthony Rota told MPs today that virtual voting cou...
Jul 06, 2020
Health officials report no new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is warning that the five new cases of COVID-19 discovered over the weekend indicate the province is still susceptible to the...
Jul 06, 2020
Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP
OTTAWA - Police say the man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Newly...
Jul 06, 2020
NHL says 5% of players have tested positive for COVID-19 at voluntary workouts
NEW YORK - The NHL says 35 total players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus over roughly the past month. The league says 23 of 396 players checked for COVID-19 at team facilities have...
Jul 06, 2020
Spring Training 2.0: Jays set to begin camp in Toronto ahead of 60-game season
TORONTO - The Blue Jays appear set to resume training camp at Toronto's Rogers Centre after arriving in the Ontario capital on Sunday night from the team's spring-training home of Dunedin, Fla. C...
Jul 06, 2020
Planned class-action lawsuit alleges illegal strip searches of federal prisoners
OTTAWA - A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges authorities illegally strip searched Canadian federal prison inmates hundreds of thousands of times over almost three decades. A statement of claim fil...
Jul 06, 2020
Canadian guard Pangos signs with Russian team after two years with Barcelona
Kevin Pangos is on the move to Russia after Barcelona chose not to re-sign the Canadian guard. The 27-year-old from Holland Landing, Ont., signed with Zenit Saint-Petersburg, the Russian club ann...
Jul 06, 2020