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World Anti-Doping Agency imposes 4-year ban on Russia
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The Russian flag and national anthem were banned from next year's Tokyo Olympics and other major sports events for four years on Monday. Russia's hosting of world championships...
Dec 09, 2019
Court update: Jail time after stolen property arrest, trial date set after what police called "a crime spree"
Alberta Justice says one of two people charged after what police described at the time as a "significant stolen property seizure" has been given a jail sentence in Grande Prairie court.Jeremi Daniel R...
Dec 09, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
County of Grande Prairie Council approves interim budget
County of Grande Prairie Council has approved an interim 2020 budget that includes a one per cent tax increase for all properties and a $3.4-million deficit.When three days of talks started Wednesday,...
Dec 09, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9
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 Dec. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...
Dec 09, 2019
Kenney and cabinet ministers in Ottawa to meet federal counterparts
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet ministers will be in Ottawa today as part of a trip to meet their federal counterparts. Kenney will speak at the Canadian Club this ...
Dec 09, 2019
After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek
MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling. But for clo...
Dec 09, 2019
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society
VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the...
Dec 09, 2019
Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today
TORONTO - An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners. The case, launched in 2012 by former prisoner Steven Simons, argues t...
Dec 09, 2019
'Kind of lacking:' Injured Bronco wonders why Canada won't fund spinal surgery
CALGARY - A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery. "It feels good. I mea...
Dec 09, 2019
Leon Draisaitl, Alex Chiasson score early power-play goals, Oilers beat Kings 2-1
EDMONTON - It wasn't the flashy kind of win the Edmonton Oilers are used to getting with their high-end talent. Leon Draisaitl and Alex Chiasson each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers moved ...
Dec 08, 2019