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Defence chief wanted 'discreet' meeting with suspended vice-admiral, emails show
OTTAWA - Gen. Jonathan Vance tried to arrange a “discreet” meeting with suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to discuss the future just weeks before Norman was charged by the RCMP, newly rel...
Jun 15, 2018
Rocky Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting shows confidence in the future
The Rocky Mountain House and District Chamber of Commerce held their annual general meeting yesterday, voicing confidence in the future of the chamber. "This has been quite the year for the Chamber, a...
Jun 15, 2018
'I'm humbled:' New Nunavut premier wants focus on mental health, elder care
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut’s new premier says it’s time to tackle the root causes of the territory’s social problems. “There’s got to be a reason why this is happening,&#...
Jun 15, 2018
Transport Canada says it wasn't feces that fell onto people and cars in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Transport Canada says a substance that fell from the sky and onto vehicles and people in two British Columbia communities was not human feces from aircraft, but one woman believes the foul...
Jun 15, 2018
Bernier raises $30K in just one day after being fired as Conservative critic
OTTAWA - Days after Conservative MP Maxime Bernier was turfed from his party’s shadow cabinet for continuing to promote his anti-supply management position, supporters are demanding he be reinst...
Jun 15, 2018
Giant chompers: Woman's squirrel dentistry saves rodent with overgrown teeth
BARRHEAD, Alta. - A squirrel named Bucky is back to chomping on seeds and nuts after a woman on a ranch northwest of Edmonton was able to cut back his overgrown teeth. Jannet Talbott, of the Double J ...
Jun 15, 2018
Strike threat on hold at Halifax shipyard building navy ships as talks resume
HALIFAX - With just hours to go before a threatened strike, the union at the Halifax shipyard building the next generation of Royal Canadian Navy vessels has agreed to go back to the bargaining table....
Jun 15, 2018
Manitoba politician sorry for saying crash that paralyzed colleague was a gift
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician apologized Friday for saying a highway crash that left former MP Steven Fletcher a quadriplegic was a gift. “I obviously hurt Mr. Fletcher and I deeply regret th...
Jun 15, 2018
Salmon farm protester yells at B.C. premier to protect wild stocks
VICTORIA - A heckler interrupted Premier John Horgan’s news conference on protecting British Columbia’s wild salmon by shouting the province is allowing the aquaculture industry to continu...
Jun 15, 2018
Student says sexual relationship with teacher had negative effect on his life
WINNIPEG - A former student who was sexually exploited by a Winnipeg educational assistant told his perpetrator’s sentencing hearing that every step forward now feels like multiple steps back. S...
Jun 15, 2018