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Off-duty officer charged with impaired driving in Calgary
Calgary police say an off-duty officer has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop in the city's southeast.Police received reports of a potentially impaired driver around 6:40 p.m. Wed...
May 23, 2019
Canadian Forces Base Edmonton worker charged with sexual assault
A sexual assault charge has been laid against a contract maintenance worker in a school at Canadian Forces Base Edmonton.The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says the charge laid on May ...
May 23, 2019
12 patients and 11 children taken to hospital after Edmonton bus crash
Alberta Health Services says 12 patients, including 11 children, have been taken to hospital after a school bus crash on one of Edmonton's busiest freeways.The collision took place about 8:15 a.m. nea...
May 23, 2019
Wildfire smoke reaches Grande Prairie
Forest fire smoke has pushed south into Grande Prairie and the surrounding region.A special air quality statement has been issued for the Grande Prairie, Beaverlodge, and Valleyview area by Envirornme...
May 23, 2019
"Big Bang Theory" finale gets galactic ratings to win week
LOS ANGELES - In its last blast, "The Big Bang Theory" topped the TV ratings by a light-year. The back-to-back, two-episode finale of the nerdy CBS comedy's 12-season run drew 18.5 million live viewer...
May 23, 2019
Canada blanks U.S. 3-0, finishes first in Group A at hockey world championship
KOSICE, Slovakia - Kyle Turris had a goal and an assist as Canada finished off preliminary play at the world hockey championship with a 3-0 win over the United States on Tuesday. Canada finished at th...
May 23, 2019
Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster
HALIFAX - It has been years since a major tropical storm wreaked havoc in Canada, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre is warning against complacency. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
May 23, 2019
Canada seeing spike in temporary visas as migrant worker advocates raise alarm
OTTAWA - A federal report says applications for temporary resident visas issued to international visitors, students and temporary workers have more than tripled since 2015, stretching the Immigration ...
May 23, 2019
California sues over $1B in cancelled high-speed rail money
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California sued Tuesday to block the Trump administration from cancelling nearly $1 billion for the state's high-speed rail project, escalating the state's feud with the federal g...
May 23, 2019
MP, groups slam rural crime report
An Alberta member of parliament calls a new report on rural crime an affront to rural Canadians who worry about being victimized.Shannon Stubbs made her comments after a final report from the public s...
May 23, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith