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Canada announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years
OTTAWA - Science Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years. The Canadian Space Agency says the unmanned robotic vehicle will aim to gathe...
May 26, 2021
You Can Play Project executive talks with Ron MacLean about Hockey Night comment
A member of the executive board of an organization that pushes for inclusion in sports says he has had a "good discussion" with Ron MacLean about a comment made by the "Hockey Night in Canada" host on...
May 26, 2021
Echaquan inquiry: Nurse testifies her condition warranted closer scrutiny
MONTREAL - A nurse who saw a restrained and drugged Joyce Echaquan an hour before she was rushed to a resuscitation room says he was concerned she wasn't being more closely supervised. The final front...
May 26, 2021
WATCH: Alberta announces plan for 'opening for summer'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province will soon start lifting some public health restrictions and most will be gone by early July.He says the "Open for Summer" plan is possible bec...
May 26, 2021
Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot's life
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia. A recent heart attack prevents him, for now, from p...
May 26, 2021
Man charged for assaults at anti-racism rally pleads not guilty
A Penhold man facing charges after altercations broke out at an anti-racism rally last fall in Red Deer has pleaded not guilty.Trevor Lyle Roy, 42, entered his pleas on Tuesday and is due back in cour...
May 26, 2021
No quick reduction of Quebec's police forces or new reforms to anti-corruption unit
Quebec's public security minister says the government won't immediately reduce the number of police forces in the province or integrate the anti-corruption unit into a larger cybercrime squad. Geneviv...
May 26, 2021
Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday at a railyard in San Jose, and a sheriff's spokesman said multiple people were killed and wounded and that the suspect was dead. Santa Clara County sh...
May 26, 2021
Quebec confirms a young bear captured near Montreal has been euthanized
MONTREAL - Quebec's Wildlife Department is confirming that a young bear that was captured after it was found wandering in a Montreal suburb on Sunday has been euthanized.The department said in an emai...
May 26, 2021
Appeal dismissed for former Red Deer Mountie convicted of breach of trust
A former Red Deer RCMP officer convicted of breach of trust has had his appeal of the conviction dismissed.Jason Tress was found guilty in September 2019 on a count of breach of trust and acquitted of...
May 26, 2021