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Toronto homicides reach record high not seen since 1991
Toronto’s latest deadly shooting marked a grim milestone for Canada’s most populous city on Wednesday as it brought the number of homicides this year to a record high not seen for nearly t...
Nov 14, 2018
Survey says Sylvan Lakers happy with quality of life, services
It seems Sylvan Lake residents are overall satisfied with the quality of life in their community, according to the results from a recent survey. Officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake say they perform...
Nov 14, 2018
Threat of extremism posed by proportional representation overstated: academics
VANCOUVER - Images of burning tires and marching soldiers flash across the screen in a video advertisement warning British Columbia voters that proportional representation provides the “perfect ...
Nov 14, 2018
Alberta threatens to pull funding for 28 schools over gay-straight alliances
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister David Eggen is directing 28 privately run schools to post rules affirming the rights of LGBTQ students or risk having their funding pulled by next school year. Eg...
Nov 14, 2018
Private schools without GSA policies risk losing funding: Minister
The Alberta government says more than two dozen private schools in the province will lose their taxpayer-funded, per-student grant for the next school year if they don’t comply with its legislat...
Nov 14, 2018
NewsAlert: UK Cabinet ministers approve draft Brexit deal
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Cabinet has backed a draft Brexit deal with the European Union after an “impassioned” debate. May emerged from a five-hour Cabinet meet...
Nov 14, 2018
Penguins extend general manager Jim Rutherford's contract through 2021-22
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed general manager Jim Rutherford to a three-year contract extension through the 2021-22 season. Rutherford managed the Penguins to back-to-back Stanley C...
Nov 14, 2018
Judge won't rule if brain dead means legally dead in case of Jewish man
TORONTO - The demise of an Orthodox Jewish man has made it unnecessary to rule on the validity of the death certificate issued when he was declared brain dead, a judge has decided in a case that pitte...
Nov 14, 2018
Alder Flats General Store robbed
Breton RCMP are investigating a break and enter to the Alder Flats General Store that occurred during the early morning hours of November 11. Police say someone entered the store and property was stol...
Nov 14, 2018
Canada's cannabis product shortage, by the numbers
Industry insiders say the cannabis product shortages that have plagued many provinces will likely persist for years. Here are a few numbers on how Canadian recreational cannabis sales have unfolded du...
Nov 14, 2018