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Damage extensive after rural house fire near Wembley
Crews from four County fire stations responded to a residential fire near Wembley Monday afternoon. Members from the Wembley, Dunes, La Glace and Clairmont stations responded to the blaze at around 5:...
May 17, 2022
Mitch Marner victim of carjacking in Toronto, Maple Leafs say
The Toronto Maple Leafs say Mitch Marner was the victim of a carjacking in Toronto on Monday evening. The team says the hockey player was unharmed in the incident, which occurred in the city's west en...
May 17, 2022
US hate crime investigation opened in Dallas salon shooting
DALLAS (AP) - The FBI has opened a federal hate crime investigation into last week's shooting at a hair salon in Dallas' Koreatown area that injured three people. The Dallas FBI field office is workin...
May 17, 2022
Alberta premier urges U.S. senators to convince Michigan to stop Line 5 shutdown
WASHINGTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is urging the U.S. government to convince Michigan to abandon its legal campaign against the Line 5 pipeline. He's also floating the idea of a new bilateral p...
May 17, 2022
Confusion over RCMP leadership roles marked early investigation of N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX - When a man disguised as a Mountie started killing people in northern Nova Scotia two years ago, there was considerable confusion over who was in charge of the RCMP operation, newly released ...
May 17, 2022
Two "Bluewater Survivors" say they were re-victimized by gymnastics investigation
Former gymnast Abby Spadafora and another of the 11 athletes known as the Bluewater Survivors publicly criticized the handling of their abuse complaint by Gymnastics Canada, saying they were re-victim...
May 17, 2022
Calgary Flames forward Elias Lindholm named finalist for Selke Trophy
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames centre Elias Lindholm is one of three finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy. The annual honour is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the g...
May 17, 2022
Blue Jays second baseman Santiago Espinal stretches hit streak to 10 games
TORONTO - Santiago Espinal has been putting up impressive numbers all May for the Toronto Blue Jays, including a 10-game hit streak. But does he know it? Vaguely. "No, no, no, not really. I just go ou...
May 17, 2022
Sweden signs NATO request, Finland formally endorses move
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Finland's Parliament has overwhelmingly endorsed a bid from the Nordic country's government to join NATO. Lawmakers at the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature voted 188-8 Tuesday to approv...
May 17, 2022
Council highlights: discussion on shortage of doctors, a new name for children's memorial garden
Council heard a presentation from a local Alberta Health Services official about staffing levels. AHS North Zone medical director Dr. Bryan Muir says there is a vacancy rate in the North Zone of aroun...
May 17, 2022