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Foreign interference by Saudi Arabia, China, Rwanda hurts democracy: report
OTTAWA - A groundbreaking new report details how countries such as Saudi Arabia, China and Rwanda are meddling in democratic countries, including Canada, to harass, threaten and commit violence agains...
Feb 04, 2021
Judge rejects sentencing submission in manslaughter case
A judge has rejected a joint sentencing submission for a man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2019 shooting death of a young Ponoka man.In Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday, Judge Jim Hu...
Feb 03, 2021
Singer Morgan Wallen suspended from label after racial slur
NASHVILLE - Country star Morgan Wallen has been suspended indefinitely from his label and seen his music pulled by radio stations and streaming services Wednesday after video surfaced of him shouting ...
Feb 03, 2021
With ‘Mank’ and ‘The Crown,’ Netflix dominates Globes noms
NEW YORK - After a year where the pandemic nearly emptied movie theatres, Netflix dominated nominations to the 78th Golden Globe Awards on Wednesday, with David Fincher's "Mank" leading film nominees ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ohio police officer charged with murder in Andre Hill case
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A white Ohio police officer was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the December shooting death of 47-year-old Andre Hill, a Black man. Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy was indict...
Feb 03, 2021
Canadian international Jonathan David scores again for league-leading Lille
PARIS - Canadian international Jonathan David capped off the scoring with an 89th-minute goal Wednesday as Lille blanked Bordeaux 3-0 to remain atop the French league ahead of Lyon and Paris Saint-Ger...
Feb 03, 2021
UCP co-founder urges Alberta premier to 'fire yourself' from intergovernmental post
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting some unsolicited advice from the co-founder of the United Conservative Party: fire yourself as the intergovernmental affairs minister.Brian Jean says...
Feb 03, 2021
Hinshaw explains "more cautious" approach to lifting COVID restrictions
Albertans are set to see some COVID-19 restrictions eased next week.It won't, however, look like what we saw last spring and summer. Back in May and June, the province entered the first two stages of ...
Feb 03, 2021
Ontario to reopen most schools on Monday, Toronto, Peel, York on Feb. 16
TORONTO - Students in Ontario regions hit hard by COVID-19 will begin returning to physical classrooms next week as the province said new infections were gradually declining and additional measures ha...
Feb 03, 2021
Veteran curler Wayne Middaugh to join Team Glenn Howard in Brier bubble next month
It will be like old times for Glenn Howard at the Tim Hortons Brier next month. The veteran skip will have longtime teammate Wayne Middaugh in tow at the March 5-14 national men's curling championship...
Feb 03, 2021