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Calgary and Edmonton see spike in opioid-related emergency medical calls
Alberta's public health agency is alerting the public about a spike in opioid-related emergency medical calls in the province's two major cities.From Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, emergency medical services resp...
Dec 8, 2021
RCMP remove 91 impaired drivers from Alberta roads on December 4
Alberta RCMP removed 91 impaired drivers from provincial roads on Saturday, December 4, which marked National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day.Police say of the 91 impaired motorists, 47 received Imme...
Dec 8, 2021
Annual Christmas lights display kicks off at Lions Centennial Park in Ponoka
The annual Christmas lights display at Lions Centennial Park in Ponoka is bigger and brighter than ever this year.Town officials say that's thanks to the Ponoka Lions Club which donated $5000 to help ...
Dec 8, 2021
Congress set to change military sexual assault prosecutions
WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate, Congress is on track to change how the U.S. military handles sexual assault cases, by taking some authority out of the hands of commanders and instead using in...
Dec 8, 2021
Some Hamilton football fans still give former Ticat O'Shea the gears for leaving town
HAMILTON - He's been gone since 2000 but it seems some Hamilton football fans still haven't forgiven Mike O'Shea for leaving the Tiger-Cats. O'Shea had two separate stints as a linebacker with Hamilto...
Dec 8, 2021
Quebec committee says Alzheimer's patients should get access to doctor-assisted death
QUEBEC - A Quebec committee of elected officials says anyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should be able to sign an advance request for medical aid in dying. That is the main recommendation prop...
Dec 8, 2021
Tories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest sec...
Dec 8, 2021
Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A U.S. Coast Guard diver lowed from the sky Wednesday braved frigid rapids to get to a car submerged in water near the brink of Niagara Falls, only to find it was too late t...
Dec 8, 2021
Murdaugh killings in South Carolina unsolved 6 months later
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - More than six months after the wife and son of a prominent South Carolina lawyer were gunned down at the family's estate, their killings remain unsolved. But while little is said...
Dec 8, 2021
Central Alberta shooting leaves man in hospital with life-threatening injuries
One man is in hospital with serious injuries after a shooting in Central Alberta over the weekend.On Sunday, Dec. 5, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Maskwacis RCMP were dispatched to a rural residence on ...
Dec 8, 2021