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Skinner scores 2 and Sabres respond to embarrassing loss with 9-3 rout of Maple Leafs
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Jeff Skinner scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and added an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres responded to their most embarrassing loss of the season with a 9-3 rout of the ...
Dec 21, 2023
Freeland approves Royal Bank takeover of HSBC Canada with conditions
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has approved RBC's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada despite calls from opposition politicians and other groups to block it. Freeland's approval was the...
Dec 21, 2023
Jury acquits 3 Washington state officers in death of a Black man who told them he couldn’t breathe
SEATTLE (AP) - A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on...
Dec 21, 2023
Central Alberta man arrested following alleged B&E near Spruce View
A man from Springbrook is facing 18 charges following his arrest earlier this month.RCMP say it was Dec. 11 when Innisfail RCMP received a report of a break and enter at a rural property near Spruce V...
Dec 21, 2023
Transportation agency penalizes Air Canada for violating disabilities regulations
GATINEAU, Que. - The Canadian Transportation Agency says it's issued a $97,500 penalty to Air Canada for violating the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The penalty ...
Dec 21, 2023
Mountain pine beetle control program a success in Alberta
The mountain pine beetle population is dwindling in Alberta.That's according to the provincial government, who said Alberta's mountain pine beetle control program is proving to be successful. The moun...
Dec 21, 2023
Sylvan Lake ambulatory care service to close temporarily Friday & Monday
The same day AHS announced a new doctor is practising in Sylvan Lake, it says the town's Advanced Ambulatory Care Service (SLAACS) will be temporarily closed this Friday and Monday.READ MOREAHS announ...
Dec 21, 2023
Alberta childcare centres at risk of closing
"I absolutely think that we're going to see childcare centres closing in the next year."That's according to Krystal Churcher, who is one of the childcare operators speaking out following a provincial ...
Dec 21, 2023
ASIRT investigation into Blackfalds RCMP shooting determines officer response appropriate
Investigators with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) have determined there are no reasonable grounds to believe that an offence was committed by a Blackfalds RCMP officer who shot at ...
Dec 21, 2023
'Dedication to serving Canadians': PM pays tribute to former MP John Godfrey
OTTAWA - The late John Godfrey, a former university president, newspaper editor and Liberal MP, made meaningful and lasting contributions to public life, recalled Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "His d...
Dec 21, 2023