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Man arrested in Quebec for alleged plot to kill Jews in NYC transferred to Montreal
MONTREAL - A Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City has been transferred to a provincial detention centre in Montreal from Rimouski, Que. Muhammad Shahzeb K...
Dec 20, 2024
Red Deer Games Foundation announces fall 2024 grant recipients
The Red Deer Games Foundation has announced recipients of its fall 2024 round of Athlete Development Grants.These grants are awarded to Red Deer and area residents who have demonstrated a high level o...
Dec 20, 2024
Former AHS employee fined for falsifying COVID-19 vaccination records
A former employee of Alberta Health Services (AHS) has been fined $12,000 for falsifying COVID-19 immunization records of nearly 200 people from September 3, 2021 to November 24, 2021. Hind Mahmoud Da...
Dec 20, 2024
Saskatchewan Appeal Court upholds thumbs-up emoji verdict in grain contract dispute
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Saskatchewan's highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji. The Court of Appeal of Saskatchewan has upheld a verdict that fo...
Dec 20, 2024
Singh says NDP will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring government down
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will bring forward a non-confidence motion to bring the government down in the next sitting of the House of Commons. The House rose Tuesday for the...
Dec 20, 2024
Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) - An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that's lon...
Dec 20, 2024
Vermont's NCAA men's champions soccer team comes with distinct Canadian flavour
They're celebrating the University of Vermont's men's NCAA soccer championship on both sides of the border. Vermont coach Rob Dow hails from Cole Harbour, N.S., and Montreal defender Nathan Simon and ...
Dec 20, 2024
Canadian Kingsbury's World Cup moguls win streak ends with silver medal in Georgia
BAKURIANI - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury's streak of World Cup mogul victories ended at five on Friday. France's Benjamin Cavet, whose last victory was in Idre Fjll, Sweden, in December 2...
Dec 20, 2024
'I'm really humbled': veteran coach Dave Cameron set to lead Canada at world juniors
Dave Cameron had just hung up his skates. It was 1985 and he needed a new job after 168 NHL games, plus plenty more in the minors. He found his place working at a young offenders' facility and as a hi...
Dec 20, 2024
Jonathan David, Vanessa Gilles named Canada Soccer Players of the Year
Jonathan David and Vanessa Gilles have been named Canada Soccer Players of the Year. David, who leads the French league this season with 11 goals for Lille, also won the award in 2019. This time he be...
Dec 20, 2024