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Quebec announces $35 million a year for addiction treatment, prevention
MONTREAL - Quebec’s health minister says there is no opioid crisis in the province, but the government is still investing millions to try and prevent one from occurring. Gaetan Barrette and Publ...
Jul 25, 2018
One person dead after vehicle falls into Clearwater River
One person is dead after their pickup truck plummeted down an embankment in a rural area of Clearwater County on Wednesday morning. Rocky Mountain House RCMP says the truck landed in the Clearwater Ri...
Jul 25, 2018
Man caught on video allegedly threatening family; Toronto police investigating
TORONTO - Police are investigating after a man allegedly threatened a family in an incident caught on video at a Toronto ferry terminal. A video posted to Facebook shows a heated argument between a bl...
Jul 25, 2018
Veer takes message of integrity and ethics in politics to Ottawa
Red Deer's mayor was in Ottawa this week to speak at the conference of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians. Tara Veer missed Monday’s city council meeting in order to attend, a decision she ...
Jul 25, 2018
Veterans Charleston Hughes, Jerome Messam set to face their former team
Charleston Hughes doesn’t have an axe to grind with the Calgary Stampeders. Hughes will face his former team for the first time since being dealt - twice - this off-season when the Saskatchewan ...
Jul 25, 2018
Uptick in interest in hospital's first aid program following mass shooting
TORONTO - A program at a Toronto hospital that teaches people how to stop massive bleeding said it has seen an uptick in interest after a shooting that killed two people and injured 13 others in the c...
Jul 25, 2018
Adams to start for Alouettes against Eskimos, with Manziel as back-up
MONTREAL - Vernon Adams may be the starting quarterback when the Montreal Alouettes face the Edmonton Eskimos, but he knows he’s only keeping the seat warm for Johnny Football. Adams, the last M...
Jul 25, 2018
Man found not criminally responsible for killing cop gets conditional discharge
TORONTO - A man found not criminally responsible for killing a Toronto police officer while driving a snowplow has received a conditional discharge. The Ontario Review Board, which decides if and how ...
Jul 25, 2018
Perry Bellegarde re-elected as chief of Assembly of First Nations
VANCOUVER - Perry Bellegarde has reclaimed his seat as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations, in an election that also saw his challengers accuse the federal government of interference. Bel...
Jul 25, 2018
Five Players To Watch at the RBC Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Watching World No. 1 Dustin Johnson at the RBC Canadian Open is a given, but with an early tee time he won’t be on the course Thursday afternoon when the second wave of the firs...
Jul 25, 2018