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Quebec Revenue Department targets Montreal World Film Festival for unpaid taxes
MONTREAL - The fate of the long-beleaguered Montreal World Film Festival is unclear as Quebec’s Revenue Department targets the event and its founder for unpaid taxes. Revenu Quebec filed a motio...
Jul 12, 2018
Prairie provinces, B.C. to meet next week on standardized trucking regulations
REGINA - Government officials from Canada’s four western provinces plan to hold a teleconference next week to discuss standardized trucking regulations. Trucking safety has been in the spotlight...
Jul 12, 2018
Online video of B.C. bears being fed by children sparks investigation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service is investigating allegations a Vancouver-area family feed a mother black bear and her cub. Conservation Officer Lonnie Schoenthal says...
Jul 12, 2018
Canadians know little about the dangers of concussions, federal survey suggests
OTTAWA - Roughly half of Canadians know little to nothing about the perils of sports-related concussive injuries, nor where to turn to find information on how to avoid falling victim to them, suggests...
Jul 12, 2018
Friends want man who died in crash remembered as caring, generous
Friends of a man who died in a crash late last month in Red Deer describe him as a gentle person who would go to great lengths to help others. On June 29, 27-year-old Brandon Keown died after fleeing ...
Jul 12, 2018
Montreal Alouettes linebacker Henoc Muamba still learning in eighth pro season
TORONTO - Henoc Muamba has emerged as one of the CFL’s top defensive players, but he didn’t always enjoy the physical nature of football. In fact early on, the Montreal Alouettes star line...
Jul 12, 2018
Peavey donates $100,000 for new ski trail lights at River Bend
Four kilometres of trail at River Bend Golf and Recreation Area are going to be lit thanks to a generous donation. On Thursday, 2019 Canada Winter Games partner Peavey Mart announced a $100,000 contri...
Jul 12, 2018
Body of missing 2 y/o boy found in Peace River
RCMP say a body discovered on the Peace River is that of a two-year-old boy who went missing near the Canfor Bridge last Friday. Earlier today, Peace River RCMP were called to a bridge that was under ...
Jul 12, 2018
Search efforts shift to ground recovery for teen missing in Oldman River
LETHBRIDGE — It was a heartbreaking news conference on Thursday morning, in which fire rescue and police officials were clearly demoralized. After a week of diving and searching the Oldman River...
Jul 12, 2018
Flooding cancels hundreds of trips to coveted waterfalls
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Hundreds of tourists who booked coveted overnight trips on tribal land deep in a gorge off the Grand Canyon will have to reschedule after heavy flooding forced evacuations and shut ...
Jul 12, 2018