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Alberta won't appeal ruling on impaired driving law, will make changes: minister
EDMONTON - The Alberta government will not appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers. Justice Ministe...
Aug 16, 2017
Escape artist llama makes bid for freedom on golf course
JACKSON, N.H. - Maybe these golfers in New Hampshire didn’t yell “fore” but they might have considered “llama on the links.” Golfers at Eagle Mountain Golf Course in Jack...
Aug 16, 2017
Arctic explorer's ship to return to Norway after 90 years in Nunavut
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut’s Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition is finally ready to sail bac...
Aug 16, 2017
Resale homes should carry energy use label by 2019, environmental groups say
OTTAWA - Listing your home for sale in Canada could soon mean you not only have to tell people how much it costs to buy it, but also how much it costs to run it. When 11 provinces and territories sign...
Aug 16, 2017
Central Alberta RCMP officer charged with sexual assault pleads innocence
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta RCMP officer charged with two counts of sexual assault as well as breach of trust has pleaded not guilty. The plea on behalf of Const. Jason Tress was made by an ag...
Aug 16, 2017
How to avoid the wrong kind of shady when it comes to solar eclipse glasses
As excitement on social media about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse heats up, experts are urging people to take good care of their eyes when they enjoy the spectacle in Canadian skies. Ralph Chou, a Univers...
Aug 16, 2017
Ottawa inks largest education self-government agreement with Ont. First Nations
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has reached a self-governance agreement with 23 Ontario First Nations, the largest such deal of its kind in Canada. The agreement with Anishinabek Nation First ...
Aug 16, 2017
The federal fund for parents of missing, murdered children by the numbers
OTTAWA - The federal victims of crime ombudsman is calling for sweeping changes to a federal fund that provides grants to parents who lost children under 18 to death or disappearance as a result of a ...
Aug 16, 2017
Baggage system glitch causes check-in delays at Toronto's Pearson airport
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport continues to experience delays due to technical issues with its baggage system. The problem at the airport’s Terminal 3 began on Tuesday and has bee...
Aug 16, 2017
RCMP constable charged with sexual assault pleads not guilty
A Red Deer RCMP constable charged with sexual assault has pleaded not guilty. Wednesday August 16, an agent appeared on behalf of the accused, Jason Tress, 30. On March 29,2017 Tress was charged after...
Aug 16, 2017