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Alberta government to table 2020 budget on Feb. 27
Alberta's finance minister says the province's next budget will be tabled on Feb. 27, two days after the spring session opens with a throne speech. Travis Toews says the government consulted with more...
Feb 11, 2020 Finance Minister Travis Toews

Conservatives press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data
OTTAWA - The Conservatives want to know what federal officials are doing about China's alleged involvement in the theft of data from thousands of Canadians. In a letter to Prime Mi...
Feb 11, 2020

Quebec knew about illegal Hasidic religious schools for decades, trial hears
MONTREAL - A witness has testified at a civil trial that the Quebec government knew for decades Hasidic Jewish children were not receiving a legal secular education. Maryse Ma...
Feb 11, 2020

Inquiry learns about gap in care for former soldier Lionel Desmond
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the Afghanistan war veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress di...
Feb 11, 2020

Entrances to B.C. legislature blocked as pipeline protests flare across Canada
VICTORIA - Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrances to the British Columbia legislature on Tuesday as demonstrations in support of Indigenous hereditary chiefs who oppose a pipeline project contin...
Feb 11, 2020

Ottawa Redblacks re-sign Brown, Evans ahead of CFL free agency deadline
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed linebacker Kevin Brown and defensive back Randall Evans to one-year extensions Tuesday. Both Americans were scheduled to become CFL free agents later Tue...
Feb 11, 2020

Canadian Premier League unveils new Atletico Ottawa club with Mista as coach
OTTAWA - The Canadian Premier League unveiled its new Ottawa entry Tuesday with a former Toronto FC player as coach. Miguel Angel Ferrer, a former forward who played as Mista, will be in cha...
Feb 11, 2020

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2 to 3 weeks with quad injury
Edmonton captain Connor McDavid will be out two to three weeks with a quad injury. "That's a normal timeline for this injury. We're hoping less," GM Ken Holland told reporters Tuesday. The injury...
Feb 11, 2020

Brenda Dennis is Alberta's School Bus Driver of the Year
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) would like to congratulate Brenda Dennis, who has won the School Bus Driver of the Year Award through the Student Transportation Association of Alberta (STAA...
Feb 11, 2020 (Photo: Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools)

SeaWorld settles investors' lawsuit over orca documentary
ORLANDO, Fla. - SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. on Tuesday agreed to pay $65 million to settle a lawsuit in which the theme park company was accused of misleading investors over the impact the documentary...
Feb 11, 2020