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Up in smoke: Calgary judge dismisses charges against Vancouver pot activist
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has dismissed all charges against a well-known Vancouver marijuana activist who had been accused of trafficking and drug possession. Dana Larsen was arrested following a publ...
Nov 17, 2017
In Minnesota, Franken feels heat - but no broad call to quit
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Sen. Al Franken faces a certain ethics complaint in Congress but uncertainty among party leaders and voters in his home state - most stopping short of calling for his resig...
Nov 17, 2017
Stettler RCMP lay stolen vehicle & drug charges
STETTLER- On November 10, RCMP were notified by the owner of a stolen vehicle that it had been located at a rural location northeast of Stettler. Officers arrived on scene and arrested a man in connec...
Nov 17, 2017
UCP Leader Jason Kenney gets chance at legislature seat
EDMONTON – United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney is getting his chance to gain a seat in the legislature. Premier Notley has called a byelection in the constituency of Calgary Lougheed f...
Nov 17, 2017
Ontario tables legislation to end five-week college faculty strike
TORONTO - Ontario tabled legislation Friday to end a five-week strike by college faculty, which could mean hundreds of thousands of students can return to class next week. The Liberal government tried...
Nov 17, 2017
Quebec judge hears first arguments against province's face-veil law
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court justice promised on Friday to deliver a ruling as soon as possible regarding a request for a temporary suspension of Quebec’s controversial face-covering law. ...
Nov 17, 2017
Unnecessary death: Calgary woman given 3 years for not getting help for sick son
CALGARY - A woman who failed to take her son to the doctor for a strep infection has been sentenced to three years in prison - a punishment a Calgary judge says fits the grave crime that resulted in t...
Nov 17, 2017
Rural Alberta community banding together to combat crime
The chairperson for Tomahawk’s Rural Crime Watch Society is asking for an increase in police presence as the community bands together to help fight crime. The hamlet of less than 65 residents ha...
Nov 17, 2017
Chiefs of Police comment on proposed marijuana legalization
MEDICINE HAT- The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police have written a letter to Albertans regarding the legalization of marijuana. The 12 members believe there is insufficient time for the full con...
Nov 17, 2017
QuickList: October inflation rate for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 1.4 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctua...
Nov 17, 2017