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Quebec man convicted in Mafia-linked drug bust to be deported to Italy
MONTREAL - Michele Torre, a Quebec man convicted in 1996 for his role in a Mafia-linked conspiracy, appears to have run out of options to stay in Canada and is scheduled to be deported to hi...
Mar 22, 2019
Rajput running as Independent in Grande Prairie riding
Another candidate has surfaced in the Grande Prairie riding for the April 16 election.Rony Rajput is running as an Independent and will join the UCP's Tracy Allard, the NDP's Todd Russell, the Alberta...
Mar 22, 2019 (Photo: Facebook / Rony Rajput)
Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget
OTTAWA - Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week's federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the long ...
Mar 22, 2019
Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks p...
Mar 22, 2019
UN formally asks Canada to extend Mali mission to prevent medevac gap
OTTAWA - The United Nations is formally asking Canada to extend its mission in Mali in what appears to be a last-ditch effort to prevent a gap in providing life-saving medical evacuations for wou...
Mar 22, 2019
Factors judge considered in sentencing of truck driver in Humboldt Broncos crash
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for 29 counts of dangerous driving causing death or bodily harm. Court heard the in...
Mar 22, 2019
Border agency watchdog will 'fill gap' for disgruntled travellers, Goodale says
OTTAWA - Travellers, immigration detainees and others who feel mistreated by Canada's border agency will be able to complain to an independent body under a new measure included in the federa...
Mar 22, 2019
NHL called in Cree helps revive, sustain Indigenous language: hockey analyst
An NHL game called in Plains Cree is a step toward keeping Indigenous languages alive, says a hockey analyst. Former NHL centre John Chabot will join play-by-play announcer Clarence Iron, mu...
Mar 22, 2019
B.C. judge orders RCMP to give Meng data on devices seized during arrest
VANCOUVER - A judge has ordered the RCMP to provide copies of the content on seven electronic devices to an executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies after they were seiz...
Mar 22, 2019
Rangeland Derby tarp auction sales up from 2018
Thursday night's Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby tarp auction brought in the fifth-highest total in the 41-year history of the sale.Total bids were came in at $3,288,500. That is $50,500 more than to...
Mar 22, 2019 Photo of Kirk Sutherland from the WPCA Facebook page