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'Walk with the Mayors' event kicks-off Falls Prevention Month in Olds this November
The Central Alberta Falls Prevention Coalition (CAFPC) will be hosting their annual "Walk with the Mayors" event this November.The event is the central Alberta launch of the provincial Falls Preventio...
Oct 25, 2023
Accused RCMP leaker never spoke of doing undercover operations: former colleague
OTTAWA - A former colleague of Cameron Jay Ortis, who is accused of disclosing secrets to people of interest to police, has testified in court that Ortis never mentioned taking part in undercover oper...
Oct 25, 2023
Canadian women's rugby team looks to end losing streak against top-ranked England.
The fourth-ranked Canadian women's rugby team has lost 11 straight to top-ranked England, including three defeats in the last year. Most recently Canada was beaten 50-24 and 29-12 by the Red Roses in ...
Oct 25, 2023
Auger-Aliassime begins Swiss Indoors title defence with win over Riedi
BASEL, Switzerland - Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime started off his defence of his Swiss Indoors tennis title with a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland's Leandro Riedi. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 1...
Oct 25, 2023
Republican Mike Johnson has secured enough votes to become House speaker as ballot draws to a close
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Mike Johnson easily secured enough votes to be elected House speaker on Wednesday, as Republicans were eagerly elevating the little-known conservative leader to the seat of U.S....
Oct 25, 2023
French-language university heads criticize tuition hike for non-Quebec students
MONTREAL - A group of French-language university heads in Quebec is coming to the defence of English schools who say a planned tuition hike for out-of-province students could devastate their finances....
Oct 25, 2023
Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
Victoria Youmans says she hasn't seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years. The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia's southern Interior says she...
Oct 25, 2023
'It's grim:' Community devastated by shooting deaths in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - Halloween decorations still fluttered from the front porch of a home in Sault Ste. Marie where three children were found shot dead this week, the youngest victims of a rampage...
Oct 25, 2023
Ontario Sen. Ian Shugart, former top public servant, dead at 66
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the Senate announced today that Ian Shugart, an Ontario senator and former top public servant, has died at the age of 66. The Senate is expected to hold a moment of silence for...
Oct 25, 2023
Air Canada apology to U.K. MP over airport screening 'right thing to do': Rodriguez
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez says Air Canada was right to apologize to a British MP who alleges he was subjected to Islamophobic screening by the airline and Canadian border officials o...
Oct 25, 2023