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Trump backers seize on GoFundMe controversy as truckers linger in U.S. headlines
WASHINGTON - Right-wing politicians and media personalities in the United States aren't letting the crowdfunding website GoFundMe off the hook just yet. The platform became a target over the weekend f...
Feb 07, 2022
Brooks convoy collision sends two people to hospital
BROOKS, AB. - RCMP were called to an injury collision along Highway-1 west of Brooks, around 1:45 Saturday afternoon.A farm tractor was moving slowly in a small convoy with at least one other pickup t...
Feb 07, 2022
Alberta cities deal with convoys and protests, Ottawa declares state of emergency
LETHBRIDGE/EDMONTON, AB. - Ottawa police gave their city notice Sunday afternoon that it would be increasing enforcement action on demonstrators in the downtown core. Shortly before that, Ottawa Mayor...
Feb 07, 2022
Toronto FC signs forward Jesus Jimenez but source says Giovinco, Auro exit club
TORONTO - The revolving door at Toronto FC keeps turning with Spanish forward Jesus Jimenez coming in and Sebastian Giovinco and Brazil's Auro Jr. leaving. On Monday, the MLS club announced the signin...
Feb 07, 2022
Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe ends payments to Ottawa’s Freedom Convoy 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - It was a situation that began early in the week, when a parliamentary committee called for "GoFundMe" representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platfor...
Feb 07, 2022
2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
DETROIT (AP) - A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to documents filed Monday, giving prosecutors a second insider who could ...
Feb 07, 2022
Burlington welterweight Mike Malott to make UFC debut in April at UFC 273
Canadian welterweight Mike (Proper) Malott will make his UFC debut at UFC 273 on April 9 in Jacksonville, Fla. The 30-year-old from Burlington, Ont., earned his UFC contract after a 39-second submissi...
Feb 07, 2022
US, EU raise alarm over alleged torture by Ugandan forces
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The European Union and the United States are raising alarm over torture allegedly perpetrated by Uganda's security forces, with a prominent writer and government critic saying t...
Feb 07, 2022
State of emergency in Ottawa and Canadian gold in Beijing: In The News for Feb. 7
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 7 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 07, 2022
Ottawa residents, protesters scheduled to clash in court
OTTAWA - An Ontario court is scheduled to hear arguments in a proposed multi-million-dollar class-action lawsuit by Ottawa residents who want protesters encamped in their downtown to stop honking thei...
Feb 07, 2022