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Pickett happy to have deal with Ottawa done ahead of free agency
There'll be no free-agency angst for Adarius Pickett. The five-foot-11, 210-pound linebacker solidified his CFL future earlier this week, signing a one-year deal with the Ottawa Redblacks. It came aft...
Feb 9, 2024
Man sentenced to six months in jail after defrauding Stettler hotel of over $160,000
A Stettler man accused of defrauding a Stettler hotel of over $160,000, has been sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months of probation.Michael Dandan Diongzon, 44, was convicted on one count of t...
Feb 9, 2024
Mother pleads guilty in Inuit identity fraud case, charges dropped against daughters
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A lawyer for a Toronto woman says she has pleaded guilty in an Inuit identity fraud case and charges against her twin daughters have been dropped. Karima Manji, who is 59, and her d...
Feb 9, 2024
Harris slams 'politically motivated' report as Biden to name task force to protect classified docs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the...
Feb 9, 2024
Judge rejects bid to bar father of B.C. murder victim from Ibrahim Ali proceedings
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to exclude the father of a murdered 13-year-old girl fromlistening in remotely to post-trial proceedings. The girl was fo...
Feb 9, 2024
Ontario sports bettors can wager on Swift prop bets for Super Bowl
She won't be in uniform or on the field, but pop superstar Taylor Swift will certainly be a part of Ontario sports betting's Super Bowl landscape. Swift is expected to be in Las Vegas on Sunday when K...
Feb 9, 2024
Canadians won't be fooled by Putin propaganda on Ukraine, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes Canadians are too smart to fall for Russian propaganda about the war in Ukraine. Trudeau made the remark after he was asked about Russian Presid...
Feb 9, 2024
Poilievre proposes mandatory prison terms for extortion-related crimes
SURREY, B.C. - Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government will establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people convicted of extortion. The opposition leader says extortion-related crime h...
Feb 9, 2024
No timeline for Grenier's return to skiing after crash in World Cup race
Canadian alpine skier Valerie Grenier says she is determined to return to the slopes, but doesn't know when that will happen. Speaking to reporters via Zoom on Friday for the first time since her horr...
Feb 9, 2024
Preliminary hearing scheduled for man charged in Red Deer drug trafficking bust and firearms seizure
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for one of three people charged in a Red Deer drug trafficking investigation which turned up four firearms, including an AK-47 rifle.Adrian Mollica Lazzaro, 41...
Feb 9, 2024