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B.C. tribunal upholds condo fines against couple for doorbell camera insults
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Civil Resolution Tribunal has upheld $800 in fines issued by a strata corporation against a Richmond, B.C., couple for yelling "profanity and insults" through their...
Jul 29, 2024
Internal federal public service report details racism in the Privy Council Office
OTTAWA - A newly released internal report from the federal public service says Black and racialized Privy Council Office employees experience racial stereotyping, microaggressions and other forms of d...
Jul 29, 2024
City of Grande Prairie temporarily closing 102 Street south of 116 Avenue for stormwater system upgrade
The City of Grande Prairie will be temporarily closing 102 Street south of 116 Avenue to accommodate a construction project.Starting this evening, the road will be closed between 115 Avenue and 116 Av...
Jul 29, 2024
Wild sign NHL rookie of the year runner-up Brock Faber to 8-year, $68 million contract extension
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin saw more than enough potential in Brock Faber's rookie season to sign the defenseman to an eight-year, $68 million contract extension ...
Jul 29, 2024
Two dead in crash of 'homebuilt amphibious' plane near Merritt, B.C.
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police say two people are dead after an amateur-built plane crashed north of the Merritt, B.C. airport, about 270 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. Merritt RCMP say emerge...
Jul 29, 2024
Alberta radio stations come together for ‘Day of Caring for Jasper’
Every major radio station across Alberta will, on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, hold a major fundraising effort for Jasper, a small resort town and national park that was ravaged by wildfire last week.The...
Jul 29, 2024
Bears great Steve McMichael gets his Hall of Fame moment as he battles ALS
CHICAGO (AP) - Steve McMichael always had that big and boisterous persona and a willingness to say whatever was on his mind, so it's no stretch to think the Chicago Bears great's Pro Football Hall of ...
Jul 29, 2024
Canada urges Venezuela to detail election results, Freeland cites 'serious concerns'
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has "serious concerns" about Sunday's election results in Venezuela. Opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez and incumbent Nicolas Maduro have b...
Jul 29, 2024
Longtime Canadian hockey executive Murray Costello dead at age 90
CALGARY - Longtime hockey executive Murray Costello has died. He was 90. Hockey Canada said in a statement Costello, who led both that organization and the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association for two ...
Jul 29, 2024
Hall of Famer Julius Peppers drew motivation from working hot summers in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Julius Peppers remembers the long, grueling dawn-until-dusk summer days he spent working in the cotton and cucumbers fields of North Carolina's Nash County and dealing with the ...
Jul 29, 2024