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Canada condemns China after court sentences Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Canada will continue to fight for the release of Michael Spavor after a Chinese court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. Garneau in a news confere...
Aug 11, 2021
Loewen calls on Kenney to give impacted Albertans final say on provincial police force
Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen is hoping Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will limit any referendum on potentially creating a provincial police force to only those residents living in municipalities...
Aug 11, 2021
Adventure Aviation hosting Show and Shine August 14
Adventure Aviation in Grande Prairie will be hosting a Show and Shine on August 14.The Show and Shine encourages residents of all ages, and airplane enthusiasts, to check out various planes from the P...
Aug 11, 2021
Ethiopia armed group says it has alliance with Tigray forces
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The leader of an armed group that Ethiopia's government has designated a terrorist organization says his group has struck a military alliance with the Tigray forces who are now p...
Aug 11, 2021
Greatest Show in the Peace kicks off in Dawson Creek Wednesday
Organizers call it the Greatest Show in the Peace.Wednesday, August 11 marks Day 1 of the 99th Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede.President Connie Patterson says this is a big deal for Dawson Cree...
Aug 11, 2021
Lionel Messi says he's 'very happy' since arrival to PSG
PARIS (AP) - Lionel Messi said he's been enjoying his time in Paris "since the first minute" after he signed his Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night. The 34-year-old Argentina star signed a ...
Aug 11, 2021
Germany detains alleged Russian spy at UK embassy in Berlin
BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Wednesday they have detained a British citizen who is accused of spying for Russia while working at the British Embassy in Berlin. Federal prosecutors said in a s...
Aug 11, 2021
Michael Spavor sentenced, Meng extradition hearing begins : In The News for Aug. 11
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 Aug. 11, 2021 ... What we are watching in Cana...
Aug 11, 2021
Receipt of seniors' income supplement hinged partly on what agency handled their CERB
OTTAWA - An internal government document is shining a light on how low-income seniors were abruptly cut off from monthly federal payments based on which bureaucratic body handled their emergency benef...
Aug 11, 2021
B.C. court to hear formal arguments in Huawei executive's extradition case
VANCOUVER - The formal extradition hearing for the Huawei executive accused of fraud in the United States is expected to start today in British Columbia Supreme Court with government lawyers making th...
Aug 11, 2021