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Parliamentary committee to start report on expanding eligibility for assisted dying
OTTAWA - A special joint parliamentary committee will now consider its report on current legislation on assisted death and whether to expand who is eligible to opt for it. The committee of MPs and sen...
May 26, 2022
Man convicted of 1st-degree murder in beheading case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A jury on Thursday convicted a New Hampshire man of first-degree murder for killing his wife's coworker after he discovered they were texting, and then forcing her to behead him. ...
May 26, 2022
Dr. Martha Kostuch Scholarship – Now Accepting Applications
The Parkland Airshed Management Zone (PAMZ) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the Dr. Martha Kostuch Scholarship. This scholarship celebrates the legacy of environmental...
May 26, 2022
President: 11 babies killed in fire at Senegalese hospital
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - A fire in the neonatal unit of a hospital in Senegal has killed 11 newborns, President Macky Sall said. Only three infants could be saved. "To their mothers and families, I expre...
May 26, 2022
Spain replaces French Barbarians as July opponent for Canadian men's rugby team
TORONTO - Spain has replaced the French Barbarians as Canada's opponent in a men's rugby match July 10 at Ottawa's TD Place. "We had an agreement from the French Barbarians that they would be travelli...
May 26, 2022
Alberta men accused of killing Métis hunters took law into own hands: prosecutor
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a father and son accused of killing two Mtis hunters took the law into their own hands when they chased them on a rural road in Alberta, shot them and left them to d...
May 26, 2022
Victoria airport shutdown prompted by inert grenades, mischief charge expected: RCMP
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - Police say the closure of the Victoria International Airport on Tuesday was triggered by a man travelling out of Canada with inert grenades in his luggage. RCMP Cpl. Andres Sanch...
May 26, 2022
Smart agri-tech projects funded by Alberta Government
New cutting-edge agricultural technology could soon be available for farmers and other producers.The Government of Alberta, through the Alberta Innovates Smart Agriculture and Food Digitalization and ...
May 26, 2022
Ray Liotta, 'Goodfellas' and 'Field of Dreams' star, dies
Ray Liotta, the blue-eyed actor best known for playing mobster Henry Hill in "Goodfellas" and baseball player Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Field of Dreams," has died. He was 67. Liotta's publicist, Jen Al...
May 26, 2022
Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity sentenced to 12 years
CALGARY, AB - A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.Hussein Borhot, 36, appeared before Court of Queen's Bench Jus...
May 26, 2022