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Vandalism of statue at Catholic church in Edmonton follows other recent acts
EDMONTON - A statue was vandalized at a Catholic church in Edmonton on the weekend, one of a string of recent acts against Catholic churches following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at t...
Jun 28, 2021
Café owner found guilty of breaching public health orders
The operator of a central Alberta caf has been found guilty of contempt for breaching public health orders.Alberta Court of Queen's Bench Justice Adam Germain ruled on Monday that Christopher Scott, o...
Jun 28, 2021
Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's government on Monday declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict and as hundreds of thousands of peo...
Jun 28, 2021
O'Toole pitches Conservatives as Canada Day defenders as more celebrations cancelled
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada is positioning itself as the defender of Canada Day, as more communities decide to skip celebrations out of respect for First Nations discovering unmarked bur...
Jun 28, 2021
Four temperature records set in Grande Prairie over weekend, more expected in coming days
Grande Prairie saw four temperature records set over the weekend, but a meteorologist with Environment Canada says more records are likely to be smashed in the coming days.The high pressure system tha...
Jun 28, 2021
U.K. study reports mixing AstraZeneca, Pfizer vaccines produces better immunity
OTTAWA - A vaccine study in the United Kingdom reports that getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine four weeks after a dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca produced a much stronger immune response than tw...
Jun 28, 2021
Emergency department in Fairview closing for 12 hours Monday evening
The emergency department at the Fairview Health Complex will be closing again on Monday evening due to a lack of physician coverage.The emergency room will be closed for 12 hours, from 7 p.m. June 28 ...
Jun 28, 2021
Wrongly accused of sexually abusing his daughter, P.E.I. man sues RCMP and group home
CHARLOTTETOWN - A P.E.I. man wrongly accused of sexually abusing his autistic daughter is suing the RCMP and a Charlottetown group home, claiming he and his family were victims of a malicious prosecut...
Jun 28, 2021
'Extremely extreme:' High temps push western wildfire risk into uncharted territory
Forestry experts are hoping for clear, blue skies as unprecedented hot weather pushes the wildfire risk in Western Canada to similar record-breaking levels. A community in central British Columbia bro...
Jun 28, 2021
McKenna announces retirement, pledges ongoing work for climate change
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says as she leaves politics she will use what platform she has to push for both climate action, and an end to the hateful comments and personal abuse...
Jun 28, 2021