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Manitoba wants to attract Quebec civil servants worried about clothing law
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government wants to recruit civil servants from Quebec who are concerned about a new law banning religious symbols. Premier Brian Pallister says Manitoba has a shortage of bili...
Jul 18, 2019
Crown wraps case in Boyle assault trial, but hearings could continue into fall
OTTAWA - The Crown wrapped up its case today in the assault trial of former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle. But proceedings are expected to continue into late summer or even the fall as the def...
Jul 18, 2019
Sportsplex fishing pond re-opened after nearly two months
The fishing pond at the Crosslink County Sportsplex is finally re-opened, after being shut down for nearly two months because of an illegal industrial oil waste dump in a nearby storm drain that seepe...
Jul 18, 2019 Photo: Facebook / County of Grande Prairie
Manitoba university cuts ties with Ebola researcher pending RCMP investigation
WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba says it has cut ties with an Ebola vaccine researcher pending the results of an RCMP investigation. A spokesperson said the school has ended the non-salaried adju...
Jul 18, 2019
Judge rejects groups' attempt to have Quebec secularism law suspended
MONTREAL - A judge today rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec's secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says Bill 21 will...
Jul 18, 2019
Kevin Spacey's legal woes persist even with groping case out
BOSTON - Kevin Spacey's legal woes are not over, despite the collapse of the only criminal case brought against the two-time Oscar winner since he became mired in sexual misconduct allegations. The fo...
Jul 18, 2019
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The director of Iowa's social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it. Emails obtained by The Associated Press ...
Jul 18, 2019
Ware, Abel earn two more diving spots for Canada at 2020 Olympics
GWANGJU, Korea, Republic Of - Canada's diving team earned another two spots at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after Pamela Ware and Jennifer Abel qualified for the final of the women's three-metre sprin...
Jul 18, 2019
Singh sees Quebec as 'fertile ground' for NDP as he hits province for tour
OTTAWA - The province of Quebec offers the federal New Democrats fertile ground, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Tuesday, despite private hand-wringing about his party's state ahead ...
Jul 18, 2019
Valleyview product commits to Flyers for 19/20 season
The 2019-2020 North West Junior Hockey League regular season is just around the corner and all 6 of the league's teams continue to get ready for the campaign.19-year-old forward Rylee Hebert will retu...
Jul 18, 2019 (photo credit to Doug W. Taylor)