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Alberta beefing up penalties for farm trespassers
GRANUM, AB - Premier Jason Kenney says legislation is coming this fall to crack down on protesters who trespass on farms and agricultural land.Kenney says free speech must be protected but not when pr...
Oct 04, 2019 Premier Jason Kenney, Minister of Justice and Attorney General Doug Schweitzer, and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Devin Dreeshen announce new protections for farmers
Canadian champions to be decided in Teepee Creek this weekend
The best young rodeo riders from around western Canada are gathering in Teepee Creek this weekend.They are taking part in the Canadian Junior Roughstock Championships tomorrow and Sunday. Director Jod...
Oct 04, 2019 Photo from the Canadian Junior Roughstock Championships Facebook page
Andreescu wins second-round match at China Open, 16th match in a row
BEIJING - Bianca Andreescu won her WTA Tour season-high 16th match in a row on Wednesday, but the Canadian is not satisfied with her mental approach. After the world No. 6 beat Elise Mertens of B...
Oct 04, 2019
21 Savage: Young undocumented immigrants should be ‘exempt’
LOS ANGELES - Rapper 21 Savage says undocumented immigrants who lived in America as children should automatically become U.S. citizens. The Grammy-nominated artist who was held earlier this year in fe...
Oct 04, 2019
UFOs, roommates and a deer in a clothing shop; In-The-News for Oct. 2
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 2. What we are watching in...
Oct 04, 2019
De Niro and a cold turtle riding 'the blob;' In-The-News for Oct. 4
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 4. What we are watching in...
Oct 04, 2019
Netanyahu’s legal saga reaches critical stage in Israel
JERUSALEM - Prosecutors began a pre-indictment hearing for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, opening a critical stage in a lengthy legal saga that threatens to end the career of the long...
Oct 04, 2019
'Wanted to kill people:' Crown says man stabbed officer, drove into strangers
EDMONTON - A Crown prosecutor says a man accused of stabbing a police officer and striking four pedestrians with a cube van two years ago wanted to kill them. Elizabeth Wheaton delivered an opening st...
Oct 04, 2019
Trudeau shows up but Scheer in the hot seat during French-language debate
OTTAWA - It was the first time Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau faced his rivals directly in this federal election campaign, but Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer spent a great deal of time in the h...
Oct 04, 2019
Scientist finds fossil evidence of sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta
MEDICINE HAT - Scientists have found fossil evidence from the last ice age of a sabre-toothed cat in southern Alberta - the northern-most record of the predator.A study by the Royal Ontario Museum and...
Oct 04, 2019