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Sen. Oh breached Senate ethics code repeatedly with expenses-paid China trip
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics officer says Conservative Sen. Victor Oh breached the upper house's ethics code four times when he accepted an all-expenses paid trip to China in 2017. More...
Feb 19, 2020

Beaverlodge woman wins $1 million in lottery
Leslie Vant Erve is now $1 million richer.The Beaverlodge resident won a one-million dollar prize on a Western Max lottery ticket (the regional version of Lotto Max), which was a part of the $24 Super...
Feb 19, 2020 Beaverlodge's Leslie Vant Erve won a million dollar prize from the Western Max draw on January 7, off a ticket she purchased at the Beaverlodge IGA (Photo: Western Canada Lottery Corporation / AGLC)

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural gas pipeline project in British Columbia: The Conservatives have put a motion of no-confidence in the government on the House of...
Feb 19, 2020

Oilers recall top prospect defenceman Evan Bouchard from Bakersfield
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have called up defenceman Evan Bouchard from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors and have placed defenceman Oscar Klefbom on injured reserve. The Oiler...
Feb 19, 2020

Chiefs say RCMP and pipeline firm must leave before they meet with government
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en hereditary chief says the chiefs won't meet with the federal government over their opposition to a natural gas pipeline until both the RCMP and Coastal GasLink leave their t...
Feb 19, 2020

Quebec, Cree leaders sign deal as other Indigenous groups protest across Canada
MONTREAL - As Indigenous-led, anti-pipeline protests have shut down rail service across much of the country, Quebec and Cree leaders announced Monday the first steps of a wide-ranging 30-year pla...
Feb 19, 2020

Ryan Newman released from hospital after Daytona 500 crash
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ryan Newman was released from a Florida hospital on Wednesday, two days after his frightening crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway Racing released a photo of Newma...
Feb 19, 2020

Top court decision could help former N.S. Crown lawyer sue premier for libel
HALIFAX - A Supreme Court of Canada decision could affect whether government lawyers can use confidential documents to defend their reputations if political bosses "throw them...
Feb 19, 2020

Fed’s positive economic view complicated by viral outbreak
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve officials were mostly optimistic about the U.S. and global economies last month, though they noted the risk posed by China's viral outbreak and were ready to keep their be...
Feb 19, 2020

University of Michigan investigates doctor sex abuse claims
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Several former patients have alleged that a late University of Michigan physician sexually abused them during exams, with one accuser saying Dr. Robert E. Anderson's actions over se...
Feb 19, 2020