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You Can Play Project executive talks with Ron MacLean about Hockey Night comment
A member of the executive board of an organization that pushes for inclusion in sports says he has had a "good discussion" with Ron MacLean about a comment made by the "Hockey Night in Canada" host on...
May 26, 2021

Echaquan inquiry: Nurse testifies her condition warranted closer scrutiny
MONTREAL - A nurse who saw a restrained and drugged Joyce Echaquan an hour before she was rushed to a resuscitation room says he was concerned she wasn't being more closely supervised. The final front...
May 26, 2021

Still flying at 97: Autobiography recounts WWII pilot's life
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - If he's not airborne, there's a good chance you will find 97-year-old John Billings at his home airport in Luray, Virginia. A recent heart attack prevents him, for now, from p...
May 26, 2021

No quick reduction of Quebec's police forces or new reforms to anti-corruption unit
Quebec's public security minister says the government won't immediately reduce the number of police forces in the province or integrate the anti-corruption unit into a larger cybercrime squad. Geneviv...
May 26, 2021

McLennan RCMP warn residents of STARS lottery scam
McLennan RCMP are advising residents of a scam circulating in the community, where fraudsters are contacting area residents claiming to be involved with the STARS Air Ambulance Lottery.McLennan RCMP s...
May 26, 2021

Hinton RCMP searching for alleged campsite shooter at Wildhay Provincial Recreation area
The Hinton RCMP are searching for a suspect in a firearm incident that took place near the WildHay River Provincial Recreation area over the long weekend.Corporal Deanna Fontaine with the Alberta RCMP...
May 26, 2021

Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy is stepping down after more than a dozen years in the upper house, where the Senate expenses scandal overshadowed the bulk of his parliamentary career. Duffy turns 75 on Thurs...
May 26, 2021

Official: Multiple deaths in shooting at San Jose railyard
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Gunfire erupted Wednesday at a railyard in San Jose, and a sheriff's spokesman said multiple people were killed and wounded and that the suspect was dead. Santa Clara County sh...
May 26, 2021

Half of all Canadians have had one COVID-19 shot; full reopening still months off
TORONTO - More than half of all people in Canada have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the country edges closer to lifting anti-pandemic restrictions, health authorities reported on ...
May 26, 2021

Two arrested in Grande Prairie RCMP drug trafficking investigation
Two people from Grande Prairie are facing a litany of charges following a months-long investigation into drug trafficking here in the Swan City.In March of 2021, the Grande Prairie RCMP Crime Reductio...
May 26, 2021