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Feds are 'very closely' examining concerns of Muslim charities who feel targeted: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is extremely concerned about recent reports that Muslim charities are being unfairly targeted for federal audits and sanctions. Trudeau tells...
Jul 20, 2021
Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election
OTTAWA - Mark Carney won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told The Canadian Press he's made commitments to...
Jul 20, 2021
Latest report shows under 20% of Peace Region crop in good condition
The July 13 Alberta crop report says 18.1 per cent of the crop in the Peace Country was in good or excellent condition as of that date. That compares to 65.8 per cent as of June 28.That time period co...
Jul 20, 2021
Transportation Safety Board investigating Calgary grass fire sparked by train
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks from a train ignited a grass fire in Calgary.An investigator was deployed by the national agency on Monday.They say the blaze to...
Jul 20, 2021
Two Montreal friends identified as dead and missing after Miami condo collapse
MONTREAL - A pair of young Montreal women vacationing together have been identified as being among the dead and missing following the collapse of a condo building near Miami last month. Accenture, a m...
Jul 20, 2021
Veteran linebacker Jovan Santox-Knox is vying for spot on Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
It hasn't taken head coach Orlondo Steinauer long to figure out when veteran linebackers Simoni Lawrence and Jovan Santos-Knox are on the field together at the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. "Well...
Jul 20, 2021
More ORs at GPRH means more surgeries, more people recovering at home: AHS
One local official says having 11 operating rooms at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital will "expand what we do."Provincial politicians were in Grande Prairie Monday to announce that two more operat...
Jul 20, 2021
Remains of toppled crane removed in Kelowna, B.C., most evacuations lifted
KELOWNA, B.C. - Evacuation orders have been lifted for all but one building in Kelowna, B.C., as crews have dismantled what remained of a crane that collapsed, killing five people. A statement issued ...
Jul 20, 2021
Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier
WASHINGTON - Border experts and political observers say the U.S.-Mexico border likely has a lot to do with why President Joe Biden is dragging his heels on reopening the frontier with Canada. The sout...
Jul 20, 2021
California synagogue shooting suspect pleads guilty
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges in connection with a deadly shooting at a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Pass...
Jul 20, 2021