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Canada to make special envoy on antisemitism a permanent post, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada plans to make its special envoy for preserving Holocaust remembrance and fighting antisemitism a permanent position. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is making the announcement today in a...
Oct 13, 2021

'They are trying to kill us': Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - An outreach worker and a nurse lean overan orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is ...
Oct 13, 2021

'I don't belong here': Homeless Albertans describe life in Wetaskiwin encampment
WETASKIWIN, Alta. - Alvin Johnson holds on to a tarp flying in the wind as his partner tries to secure the corners of their tent with shards of wood. His weathered hands wipe tears from his eyes as he...
Oct 13, 2021

Ten impaired drivers taken off Grande Prairie roads over long weekend
A Thanksgiving long weekend enforcement initiative resulted in the Grande Prairie RCMP removing 10 impaired drivers from city roads.Between October 8 and 9 police conducted their initiative throughout...
Oct 13, 2021

Andrew Harris, Dexter McCoil Sr., Ka'Deem Carey named CFL top performers for Week 10
TORONTO - Winnipeg running back Andrew Harris, Toronto linebacker Dexter McCoil Sr., and Calgary running back Ka'Deem Carey have been named the CFL's top performers for Week 10. Harris recorded his fi...
Oct 13, 2021

Prosecutor: Foreigner fueled Giuliani associate's donations
NEW YORK (AP) - A prosecutor opened the trial of an associate of Rudy Giuliani Wednesday by blaming him for planning to use up to $1 million in money from a Russian financier to infiltrate U.S. electi...
Oct 13, 2021

Toronto Raptors waive forwards Freddie Gillespie, Reggie Perry
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors continued to pare down their roster Wednesday, waiving forwards Freddie Gillespie and Reggie Perry. The six-foot-eight, 243-pound Gillespie joined Toronto during the 2020...
Oct 13, 2021

‘Stand up for Education’ campaign launched in Alberta
The Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA) and the Alberta School Councils' Association (ASCA) have teamed up on a new advertising campaign.It's focusing on the future of education and changes being made...
Oct 13, 2021

Alberta to pay out $15 million to entice those hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine
EDMONTON - Alberta is on track to spend more than $15 million to directly pay vaccine-hesitant residents to get the COVID-19 shot.The province says more than 152,000 Albertans have signed up to receiv...
Oct 13, 2021

Police make arrests in brazen daylight triple slaying last August in Montreal
Montreal police have made multiple arrests in connection with a triple slaying last August in the city's east end. Homicide investigators say search warrants are being executed and they are being assi...
Oct 13, 2021