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Calgary E. coli cases tied to daycares up slightly to 348; hospitalizations down
CALGARY - Officials say an E. coli outbreak involving numerous Calgary daycares appears to have peaked.There are now 348 lab-confirmed cases of the bacterial infection, an increase of six from the wee...
Sep 18, 2023

‘Dismissed’: Man convicted of murdering Alberta girlfriend in 2002 loses appeal
NANTON, AB - Alberta's top court has rejected the appeal of a man found guilty of beating and strangling his girlfriend to death more than two decades ago.In 2021, a jury found Stephane Parent guilty ...
Sep 18, 2023

24th World Petroleum Congress underway in Calgary
Hundreds of executives and government officials from oil-producing nations around the world are gathered in Calgary this week for the 24th World Petroleum Congress.The event, which occurs every three ...
Sep 18, 2023

'A serious moment in the life of the world': Trudeau heads back to United Nations
WASHINGTON - At the annual UN General Assembly, that traffic-snarling symposium of international hand-wringing and high dudgeon now underway in New York City, the peril of climate change is always a p...
Sep 18, 2023

Undo Line 5 shutdown order, federal government’s filing urges U.S. appeals court
WASHINGTON - Ottawa is urging a U.S. appeals court to reverse a Wisconsin judge's order that threatens to shut down the Line 5 cross-border pipeline by June 2026.Forcing a shutdown would violate Canad...
Sep 18, 2023

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says added sites will be closed, sanitized
CALGARY - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says he has been made aware of additional daycare sites in Calgary where children have tested positive for E. coli.Dr. Mark Joffe issued a statement...
Sep 18, 2023

City Hall hoping fire prevention grants come through
City Hall is hoping to do some work to prevent wildfires in the South Bear Creek area should a grant application to the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta be approved.The city's Dan Le...
Sep 18, 2023

'Credible' intelligence links Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader's murder: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadian intelligence services are investigating "credible" information about "a potential link" between the government of India and the murder of British C...
Sep 18, 2023

Davis Schneider learning on the job as Blue Jays chase post-season berth
TORONTO - Every time fans with pasted-on moustaches are shown on the Rogers Centre Jumbotron, all the Toronto Blue Jays start elbowing Davis Schneider, telling him to look. The disguises are a loving ...
Sep 18, 2023

B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis; delegates to vote on resolutions
VANCOUVER - Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry is urging patience from British Columbia's municipal leaders on drug decriminalization, saying the problem isn't something they can arrest their way ...
Sep 18, 2023