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High streamflow advisory issued for rivers overwhelmed by November's flooding in B.C.
VICTORIA - A high streamflow advisory has been issued by the River Forecast Centre for some of the same British Columbia rivers where flooding last November ripped away roads and devastated communitie...
Jun 10, 2022

Wildfire sparked near Rocky Mountain House now fully extinguished
A wildfire sparked north of Rocky Mountain House on June 3 is now fully extinguished, an Alberta Wildfire spokesperson shares.The final flames were put out on June 9, with a final peak size of about 1...
Jun 10, 2022

Red Deer opera "It's COCO!" shows how triumph can rise from a difficult youth
Red Deer's first-made opera "It's COCO!" showcases through the lens of fashion-icon Coco Chanel that a difficult youth does not have to continue into adulthood. The Red Deer Public Library (RDPL) and ...
Jun 10, 2022

Recent rains welcomed throughout Central Alberta
Crop reporters were communicating widespread relief with this week's rains. According to Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, as well as Agriculture Financial Services Corpora...
Jun 10, 2022

Local prospects Houstan, Nembhard keen on Raptors, but will they be available?
TORONTO - Local NBA prospects Caleb Houstan and Andrew Nembhard would cherish a chance to play for their hometown Raptors, but it remains to be seen if the guards will be available when Toronto makes ...
Jun 10, 2022

Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth
A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such tr...
Jun 10, 2022

Blue Jays president asks for end of program that shuts down street near Rogers Centre
TORONTO - Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is asking the City of Toronto to end a program that closes a busy roadway near Rogers Centre on weekends to allow for pedestrian traffic. In an open letter t...
Jun 10, 2022

October sentencing hearing set for Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault case
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has set a sentencing hearing in October for musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault case. A jury found the Hedley frontman guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm again...
Jun 10, 2022

Bond set at $100,000 for Mich. cop who killed Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A judge set bond at $100,000 for a Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Patrick Lyoya. The judge on Tuesday also entered a not-guilty...
Jun 10, 2022

New Canadian regulations would put warning on each cigarette, not just packaging
Canada is poised to become the first country in the world to require that a warning be printed on every cigarette. The move builds on Canada's mandate to include graphic photo warnings on tobacco prod...
Jun 10, 2022