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Racial profiling trial begins into power of Quebec police to make random car stops
MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association are in court today challenging the power of Quebec police to make random traffic stops outside of drunk driving checkpoints...
May 30, 2022
Family of man who killed himself after visits to Regina hospital hopes to get answers
REGINA - The uncle of a man who killed himself hours after being removed from a Regina hospital by security guards says he hopes family members will finally get the answers they've been looking for. T...
May 30, 2022
McDavid's Oilers, MacKinnon's Avalanche poised to meet in Western Conference final
Connor McDavid has reached new heights in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Same goes for Nathan MacKinnon. Despite the good vibes of conquering past disappointments and silencing critics, both superstars - w...
May 30, 2022
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Arbour calls for major changes to military over misconduct
OTTAWA - Retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour says it is well past time for the military to scrap the traditions and ways of doing business that perpetuate a sexualized culture. The call from o...
May 30, 2022
Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
May 30, 2022
French 32-year-old journalist is killed in Ukraine
PARIS (AP) - A 32-year-old French journalist was killed Monday in eastern Ukraine, fatally hit by shell shrapnel while covering a Ukrainian evacuation operation, according to the French news broadcast...
May 30, 2022
First post-pandemic edition of Grande Prairie Stompede hailed a success
Another edition of Stompede is in the history books.Stompede Association president Trevor Denis was very pleased with how the week-long event went."For being out of the game for a few years, I think i...
May 30, 2022
Robert Lewandowski says time at Bayern Munich is 'over'
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Robert Lewandowski says his time at Bayern Munich is over. The Poland striker, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona, said at his national team's training camp on Monday t...
May 30, 2022
Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry's future
Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...
May 30, 2022
City traffic light inspections start today
City Hall says inspections of some of the traffic lights in Grande Prairie will start Monday, May 30.The city says in a release these will be done to check structural integrity and to make sure they a...
May 30, 2022