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Slave Lake RCMP Officer charged with assault of detained male
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - An RCMP officer is accused of beating up a man while he was under arrest at the Slave Lake detachment in northern Alberta in September 2017.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Te...
Jun 10, 2019
Toews says new grade school students will be fully funded
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is fully funding new students going into grade school classrooms this fall.Finance Minister Travis Toews made the announcement today in response to Opposition questio...
Jun 10, 2019 Photo: Government of Alberta
New Manitoba plan contains no carbon tax, higher carbon emissions level
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is watering down its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and removing any possible carbon tax from the equation. Sustainable Development Minister Roche...
Jun 10, 2019
Styrofoam take-out boxes and straws among expected targets of plastics ban
OTTAWA - A national ban on the most harmful single-use plastics will very likely force restaurants and fast-food outlets to find non-plastic materials for takeout and delivery containers but plas...
Jun 10, 2019
CAPP seeing positivity in natural gas as global demand increases
Though the oil industry continues to struggle in Canada, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers sees natural gas as a positive moving into the future.This coming from Community Engagement Adv...
Jun 10, 2019
Albania president cancels elections, citing tense climate
TIRANA, Albania - Albania's president on Saturday cancelled upcoming municipal elections, citing the need to reduce political tensions in the country. President Ilir Meta said he acted because "the ac...
Jun 10, 2019
Killer of Calgary woman, five-year-old appeals convictions and sentence
CALGARY - The killer of a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is asking for a new trial. Edward Downey's lawyer has filed a notice that he's appealing his two first-degree murder co...
Jun 10, 2019
Raptors in court battle over logo; Monster Energy says clawmarks too similar
Whether or not the NBA's Toronto Raptors take home the league championship after tonight's basketball game, the team still faces a court battle of a very different kind. Monster Energy, makers of...
Jun 10, 2019
Woman pleads not guilty in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A woman charged after a toddler was found dead outside an Edmonton church has pleaded not guilty at the start of her trial. Tasha Mack is accused of second-degree murder in the 19...
Jun 10, 2019
NYC Fire Department: Helicopter pilot has died
NEW YORK - The New York City Fire Department says the pilot of a helicopter that crashed on a Manhattan skyscraper rooftop has died. The Fire Department says the helicopter crash landed on the top of ...
Jun 10, 2019