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B.C. First Nation files Charter challenge over RCMP refusal to enforce bylaws
VANCOUVER - A small First Nation on British Columbia's Central Coast is taking the attorney general of Canada to court, arguing its Charter rights have been violated because the RCMP refuses to enforc...
Feb 25, 2025
Fire permit season in Lacombe County begins March 1
Lacombe County is reminding the public that fire permit season begins on March 1.Officials say it's important for all county residents and businesses to know for not only community safety but for envi...
Feb 25, 2025
A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system
SEATTLE (AP) - A federal judge in Seattle blocked President Donald Trump's effort to halt the nation's refugee admissions system Tuesday. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by major refugee aid grou...
Feb 25, 2025
New trial dates set for Rimbey man charged in Brazeau County homicide
New trial dates have been scheduled for a Rimbey, AB, man charged in a homicide in Brazeau County over two years ago. Shane Allen Marshall, 39, is scheduled for a jury trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Kin...
Feb 25, 2025
Ottawa appoints Inuk leader for external review of embattled Nutrition North program
OTTAWA - The federal government has appointed Inuk leader Aluki Kotierk to head an external review of a northern food subsidy program. Kotierk is the former president of Nunavut Tunngavik, which repre...
Feb 25, 2025
Public safety minister heads to Washington to discuss efforts to fight fentanyl
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty is headed to Washington to discuss the latest efforts by Canada and the United States to fight deadly fentanyl. Joining McGuinty is newly appointed "fent...
Feb 25, 2025
Joly seeks more intelligence sharing with Europeans as Washington drifts from Ukraine
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa seeks to deepen its intelligence sharing with European partners, as Washington diverges on issues like Ukraine. Intelligence experts have expr...
Feb 25, 2025
Canadian forward Ayo Akinola enjoying life in Switzerland after parting ways with TFC
Some 6,500 kilometres from Toronto, Ayo Akinola is looking to make the most of a second chance in Switzerland. The 25-year-old forward from Brampton, Ont., is playing for FC Wil, which currently sits ...
Feb 25, 2025
CP NewsAlert: N.L. Premier Andrew Furey says he is leaving politics
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he is stepping down after nearly five years in power. The orthopedic surgeon says he has always maintained that he is not "a care...
Feb 25, 2025
Former Football Canada president Mullin named chair of tackle football task force
Jim Mullin has a new football gig. The former president of Football Canada has been appointed chair of the Global Tackle Football Task Force. It was established by the International Federation of Amer...
Feb 25, 2025