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Valuable haul of contraband seized at Drumheller Institution
Thanks to the vigilance of staff, a significant amount of contraband was seized at Drumheller Institution this week.Officials with the Correctional Service of Canada say the seizure took place at arou...
Mar 7, 2020 photo courtesy Government of Canada
Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023.Kenne...
Mar 7, 2020
Cosmetics company Lush calls for end of Safe Third Country deal with U.S.
OTTAWA - Cosmetics company Lush has launched a campaign calling on Canadians to pressure Parliament to back out of an agreement with the U.S. governing refugee claims. It's part of the company's ...
Mar 7, 2020
'If we stand back and do nothing, we get the Trudeau tax:' Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Caught between a federal government demanding a rising carbon tax and some Progressive Conservative supporters opposed to any such levy, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister offered a compromis...
Mar 7, 2020
Canadian Coles-Lyster part of UCI's investigation on sexual assault allegations
In the weeks and months after Maggie Coles-Lyster alleges she was sexually assaulted, the Canadian cyclist buried herself in her sport. The 21-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., was just 18 when she joi...
Mar 7, 2020
Major Midget Storm season ends, mixed results for PCFAC teams
The Ernie's Sports Experts Major Midget AAA Storm saw a promising season come to a disappointing end on Friday night. The Storm fell 4-3 to Fort Saskatchewan in the fifth and deciding game of their AM...
Mar 7, 2020
R. Kelly pleads not guilty; feds say new charges planned
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday pleaded not guilty to an updated federal indictment that includes child pornography charges and allegations involving a new accuser, while prosecutors sai...
Mar 7, 2020
Warren ends presidential campaign, centring race on 2 men
WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Warren ended her once-promising presidential campaign on Thursday after failing to finish higher than third place in any of the 18 states that have voted so far. While the Massa...
Mar 7, 2020
Canada funds development of COVID-19 'lab-in-a-box'
OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are developing a "lab-in-a-box" that could make it cheaper and faster to diagnose cases of the novel coronavirus, particularly in remote areas of the world. The project r...
Mar 7, 2020
First lady pushes back against critics of her tennis tweet
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Melania Trump pushed back Saturday after photos she tweeted of herself overseeing a White House construction project generated an online backlash. "I encourage everyone who cho...
Mar 7, 2020