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Nova Scotia premier waiting for feds before determining mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier is still not committing to a public inquiry into the shooting rampage that claimed 22 lives last month, saying the province is waiting to see what federal authorities u...
May 13, 2020
Kenney slams China's handling of COVID-19, urges North American 'onshoring'
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney added his voice to the anti-China chorus Wednesday, savaging the communist republic's handling of the earliest days of the COVID-19 outbreak and urging Canada...
May 13, 2020
COVID-19 dominates the rhetoric, and the reality, of MPs on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Bright spotlights, metal girders and the stone backdrop of West Block's interior courtyard give the temporary home of the House of Commons the feel of a movie set. Perfect, some have obs...
May 13, 2020
Miller, the first player back at Raptors' OVO Centre, happy to be back on floor
TORONTO - It was unlike any NBA practice he'd ever attended. But two months to the day after the league closed shop due to COVID-19, Malcolm Miller was happy just to be back on the floor wit...
May 13, 2020
Liberal MP Bratina suggests CFL take different approach with federal government
TORONTO - An MP with a long history with the CFL is hoping the league has called an audible in its approach to securing financial help from the federal government. Liberal MP Bob Bratina, who spe...
May 13, 2020
Alberta officials share COVID-19 update for May 13
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and other officials will give an update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:3...
May 13, 2020
Lacombe city council approves operating budget amendments
Lacombe city council has approved amendments to the city's 2020 Operating Budget based on updated estimates for revenue and expenditures. In a release, City officials say the spring amendments conside...
May 13, 2020
Home sales tumble in April
With April being the first full month of having social distancing measures in place for the COVID-19 pandemic, there's little surprise that the local real estate market took a hit. According to new nu...
May 13, 2020
Sylvan Lake amenities remain closed for May Long Weekend
The May Long Weekend is typically heralded as the unofficial kick-off to the summer season. But officials with the Town of Sylvan Lake are reminding central Albertans to not come for a visit, and to s...
May 13, 2020
FBI offers US$1M reward in kidnapping of Coleman and Boyle
OTTAWA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a reward of up to US$1 million for information directly leading to the arrest or prosecution of those responsible for the abduction of Caitlan ...
May 13, 2020