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Trial to begin Thursday in murder-conspiracy case tied to Coutts border blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The trial for two men charged with conspiracy to commit murder during the border protest at Coutts, Alta., is set to begin Thursday. Anthony Olienick and Chris Carbert were arreste...
Jun 05, 2024

PBO accuses Liberals of hiding economic analysis of carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux is accusing the federal government of hiding its own economic analysis that confirms carbon pricing has a negative overall effect on Canadian househol...
Jun 05, 2024

House Republicans issue criminal referrals against James and Hunter Biden, alleging false tesitmony
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against Joe Biden's son and brother, accusing the president's family members of making false statements to Congress as part of y...
Jun 05, 2024

Raed Jaser, convicted in Via Rail terror plot, loses appeal
Ontario's highest court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of one of the two men found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. Raed Jaser...
Jun 05, 2024

Weather window may help search for three missing mountaineers: B.C. RCMP
SQUAMISH, B.C. - Police and rescue teams hope a window of good weather will help the search for three mountaineers lost since Friday on Mount Garibaldi in British Columbia. A Squamish RCMP spokeswoman...
Jun 05, 2024

Jesse Marsch likes what he see in first camp in charge of Canadian men
Jesse Marsch likes what he's seen at his first camp in charge of the Canadian men's soccer team. "All the things that I felt about the team and the optimism I have had has been exceeded by the work th...
Jun 05, 2024

Robert Miller too sick to defend himself against sex charges, his lawyers say
MONTREAL - Lawyers defending Quebec billionaire businessman Robert Miller against sex crime charges have filed an application for a stay of proceedings, saying he is too sick to appear in court. The f...
Jun 05, 2024

Federal Conservatives attack Liberal government after cut to 4-H Canada funding
Federal Conservatives have been blasting the federal government after a funding cut to 4-H Canada.Grande Prairie-Mackenzie M.P. Chris Warkentin says the government reduced the group's funding from $1 ...
Jun 05, 2024

Local players selected for Football Alberta game
Some local football players have been picked to play in the U16 Alberta Bowl.Three are from the Grande Prairie Broncos: receiver Kaeden Biette, offensive lineman Jake MacDonald and defensive back Ryde...
Jun 05, 2024

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada marked a major turning point in its fight against inflation on Wednesday as it lowered its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years, making it the first...
Jun 05, 2024