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Ag Minister pushing for emergency funding as farmers deal with extreme heat & droughts
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Minister of Agriculture is pushing Ottawa for help.Devin Dreeshen spoke with officials at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada this week, asking them to activate the AgriRecover...
Jul 15, 2021

Paleo-Palooza starts Saturday at dinosaur museum
The Philip J. Curie Dinosaur Museum will be launching Paleo-Palooza Saturday.A release from the museum calls this "a summer-long festival offering something for dinosaur lovers of all ages."It will in...
Jul 15, 2021

Missing five-year-old found safe and unharmed after search
High Prairie RCMP say a missing five-year-old child has been found safe after a search that involved a half-dozen emergency responder groups, volunteers, a private helicopter and a police dog.Mounties...
Jul 15, 2021

Cruise ships allowed to sail in Canadian waters starting Nov. 1
OTTAWA - The federal government says cruise ships will be allowed back in Canadian waters in November, but they must follow public health requirements. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the prohib...
Jul 15, 2021

Transport Canada to lift ban on cruise ships in November, months earlier than planned
OTTAWA - Canada's cruise ship ban will end in November, a few months ahead of schedule. Cruise ships haven't been allowed in Canadian waters or ports for more than a year because of COVID-19 and the b...
Jul 15, 2021

Gunman found criminally responsible for killing 5 at paper
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A jury on Thursday found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible, rejecting defense attorneys' mental illness arguments. The jury of eigh...
Jul 15, 2021

Former defence chief Jonathan Vance charged with obstruction of justice
OTTAWA - Retired general Jonathan Vance, former chief of the defence staff, has been charged with obstruction of justice related to an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct. The Canadian...
Jul 15, 2021

First Nations chief welcomes Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system
MONTREAL - The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is welcoming the recent acknowledgment by Quebec's order of nurses that systemic racism exists in the health-care system. Assembly Chief Ghisla...
Jul 15, 2021

California approves 1st state-funded guaranteed income plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California lawmakers on Thursday approved the first state-funded guaranteed income plan in the U.S., $35 million for monthly cash payments to qualifying pregnant people and y...
Jul 15, 2021

Father-in-law says he pepper-sprayed NFL's Richard Sherman
SEATTLE (AP) - Richard Sherman's father-in-law armed himself with a handgun and fired pepper-spray at the NFL cornerback to protect his family as Sherman tried to bust in the door of his in-laws' home...
Jul 15, 2021