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RCMP deploys helicopters to patrol Canada-U.S. border amid tariff threats
MONTREAL - RCMP in Quebec today showed off a Black Hawk helicopter added to their fleet to beef up security at the United States border. The display in St-Antoine-Abb, Que., comes as U.S. President Do...
Jan 30, 2025
Penhold encourages blood donations in central Alberta February challenge
Central Albertan residents are invited to roll up their sleeves and make a difference as the Town of Penhold and Canadian Blood Services launch their second annual Penhold Cares Central Alberta Blood ...
Jan 30, 2025
Stars' Miro Heiskanen week to week after a hit from Mark Stone. Defenceman won't play 4 Nations
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen is week to week with a lower-body injury sustained on a big hit from Vegas captain Mark Stone, and the standout from Finland won't play in n...
Jan 30, 2025
Canada's Jasmine Jasudavicius set to make history on UFC card in Saudi Arabia
Canadian flyweight Jasmine Jasudavicius will enter the record book Saturday when she and Brazilian opponent Mayra (Sheetara) Bueno Silva become the first female fighters to appear on a UFC card in Sau...
Jan 30, 2025
City of Lacombe welcomes new family physician
A new family physician has been recruited to Lacombe and is available to take on patients in the area. Dr. Monir Ali is working out of Mainstreet Medical Services in Lacombe and provides hospitalist, ...
Jan 30, 2025
Federal lawyer characterizes Abdelrazik's case against Canada as 'elaborate theory'
OTTAWA - A federal lawyer denies government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, saying his lawsuit against Canada is an elaborate theory crafted from snippets of evidence. In...
Jan 30, 2025
B.C. court finds Criminal Code first-degree murder parole provision unconstitutional
The B.C. Supreme Court has found a section of the Criminal Code unconstitutional because it treats all offenders convicted of first-degree murder the same, regardless of the number of people they kill...
Jan 30, 2025
Teens from a Boston skating club, their mothers, and coaches among passengers killed in air crash
WASHINGTON (AP) - A crash between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter has killed teen figure skaters returning from a national meet with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of un...
Jan 30, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Gould wants to hike corporate taxes, slash GST
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould says she would lower the GST by a point to four per cent for a year to give struggling Canadians some tax relief. Gould appeared at a campaign event ...
Jan 30, 2025
Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics
FREDERICTON - Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising. The Fre...
Jan 30, 2025