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Montreal Alouettes GM Maciocia dips into free-agent waters to short up club's defence
Danny Maciocia held true to his word Tuesday. Last week, the Montreal Alouettes GM said he expected to look toward defensive help in CFL agency. Maciocia did just that Tuesday, signing six defensive p...
Feb 9, 2021
ASIRT investigating in-custody death at Grande Prairie RCMP detachment
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has been called in to investigate the death of a 26-year-old man that occurred while he was in custody at the Grande Prairie RCMP detachment Monday m...
Feb 9, 2021
Bell abandoning all-sports format at radio stations in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton
Bell is dumping an all-sports format at three of its radio stations in Canada. The company said on Tuesday that TSN 1040 AM in Vancouver, TSN 1290 AM in Winnipeg and TSN 1150 AM in Hamilton will no lo...
Feb 9, 2021
Marco Muzzo, drunk driver who killed four, granted full parole
A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather in a crash that captured national attention was granted full parole Tuesday more than five years after the incident.The deci...
Feb 9, 2021
Penguins hire Hextall as GM, Burke as director of hockey ops
PITTSBURGH - Mario Lemieux and the Pittsburgh Penguins are turning to a former rival to help them keep the Stanley Cup window open for Sidney Crosby and company. The team hired former Philadelphia Fly...
Feb 9, 2021
Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a ...
Feb 9, 2021
GPRC students join national Knock Out Interest campaign
The Students Association of Grande Prairie Regional College (SAGPRC) has joined the national Knock Out Interest campaign to call for an end of interest accruing on student loans.The average cost of tu...
Feb 9, 2021
Province expanding rapid COVID testing at care homes, developing workplace pilots
The Government of Alberta is growing its COVID-19 rapid testing capacity.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Tuesday that up to 36,000 staff in care facilities across Alberta will soon have regula...
Feb 9, 2021
Police: Multiple people shot at Minnesota clinic; 1 detained
BUFFALO, Minn. - Multiple people were shot at a Minnesota health clinic on Tuesday and someone was taken into custody afterward, police said. The shooting happened at an Allina clinic in Buffalo, a ci...
Feb 9, 2021
Questions arise over protections from reinstated Alberta coal policy
EDMONTON - Doubts are being raised about the Alberta government's decision to restore a policy that protects the Rocky Mountains from coal mining. Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Monday brought back a...
Feb 9, 2021