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Speaker Anthony Rota cites Afghan detainee matter in court dispute over documents
OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons points to a decade-old dispute over records about Afghan detainees in arguing a current federal attempt to shield documents about two fired scientists shou...
Aug 17, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Quebec premier issues vaccine mandate for health-care workers
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government intends to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for health-care workers. Legault says 90 per cent of health-care workers in the pro...
Aug 17, 2021
Talent in, talent out: Young, No. 1 Alabama still favorites
The bad news for Alabama: The Heisman Trophy-winning receiver and his quarterback are gone, along with the star tailback and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year. The good news: It's A...
Aug 17, 2021
Cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling nearly 300 B.C. wildfires
Nearly 300 wildfires are burning across British Columbia but showers and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off the most aggressive blazes and curbed a cascade of evacuation orders and alerts. The...
Aug 17, 2021
Lions' Reilly, Roughriders' Woodward and Fajardo capture CFL's top performer honours
B.C. Lions quarterback Michael Reilly was named the CFL's top performer of the week on Tuesday. Reilly completed 26-of-33 passes for 342 yards and scored a touchdown in leading B.C. past the Calgary S...
Aug 17, 2021
Rental rates up month over month in Grande Prairie
Average rental rates in Grande Prairie saw a month over month rise in July, though rates remain below those recorded in July of 2020.According to the firm Rentals.ca, the Swan City's average rent for ...
Aug 17, 2021
‘Grounds for suspicion,’ but no wrongdoing by minister in mask procurement
An investigation recently concluded by Alberta's Ethics Commissioner finds Alberta's Minister of Education did nothing wrong during a 2020 controversy related to the procurement of masks.Ethics Commis...
Aug 17, 2021
AP Source: 76ers, Embiid agree to $196 million, 4-year deal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers have kept their trust in Joel Embiid. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Embiid and the Sixers agreed on a four-year, $196 m...
Aug 17, 2021
Diplomats, troops and refugees arrive in Canada as flights resume from Afghanistan
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says two more planes have arrived in Canada from Afghanistan carrying diplomats, special forces troops and refugees fleeing the Taliban. The flights come af...
Aug 17, 2021
Rising syphilis cases estimated higher than statistics show: Northreach Society
Rates of syphilis infections have been rising in Alberta over the past year, and the Northreach Society in Grande Prairie suggests there could be more individuals infected than statistics show. Northr...
Aug 17, 2021