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City reminding residents: only rain in the storm drain
As residents work in their yards and gardens over the summer, they're reminded that what goes on their lawns - or spills off them - will end up in the Red Deer River, untreated. As rainfall runoff flo...
Jul 14, 2021
Montrealers can access the first interactive map to self-report police stops
MONTREAL - An interactive map introduced today allows Montrealers to self-report police interactions the day they happen or from as far back as 20 years ago. The STOPMTL.ca site will collect informati...
Jul 14, 2021
Indigenous woman walking across western Canada for residential school victims and survivors
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's been almost two months since the remains of 215 children were found on the grounds of a former residential school.That discovery is what prompted one Indigenous woman to start ...
Jul 14, 2021
Canadian women tie the Netherlands 3-3 in pre-Olympic training match
KAMOGAWA, Japan - Janine Beckie scored twice to help Canada tie the Netherlands 3-3 in a pre-Olympic training match Wednesday. Nichelle Prince also scored for eighth-ranked Canada in its last run-out ...
Jul 14, 2021
Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested for assault on officer suing for $1.2 million
MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man is seeking more than $1 million in damages after he was wrongfully arrested in connection with an assault on a police officer and detained for six days. Lawyers represe...
Jul 14, 2021
Canadiens sign assistant coach Luke Richardson to three-year extension
MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have agreed to a three-year contract extension with assistant coach Luke Richardson. The Canadiens announced the move one day after promoting Dominique Ducharme to fu...
Jul 14, 2021
Two endangered right whales entangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick-based whale-rescue team says two North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are entangled in fishing gear. Mackie Greene, director of the Campobello Whale Re...
Jul 14, 2021
Judge delays sentencing after twists in Iowa woman's killing
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A judge agreed Wednesday to delay sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after defense lawyers said they needed time to investiga...
Jul 14, 2021
US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during the last week of July, according to a senior admin...
Jul 14, 2021
Westwood, still without a major, reaches unwanted milestone
SANDWICH, England (AP) - The unwanted milestone Lee Westwood has been creeping toward is finally here. The British Open at Royal St. George's will be Westwood's 88th major championship, and no other p...
Jul 14, 2021