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RCMP seeks names of potential victims of coerced sterilization, Lucki says
OTTAWA - The commissioner of the RCMP says her force is trying to get names of potential victims of coerced sterilization procedures. Brenda Lucki tells the House of Commons health committee that the ...
Jun 18, 2019

124 children affected by January gas leak that forced evacuation of Montreal school
Montreal public health officials say 124 children suffered symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning after a gas leak last January forced the evacuation of their elementary school. The report pu...
Jun 18, 2019

New Horizon CO-OP buys Hythe Bigway store
New Horizon CO-OP is expanding again.It is buying Hythe Bigway. It will open as a CO-OP on July 17. All employees will stay on. Hythe will become the eighth community to have a New Horizon CO-OP groce...
Jun 18, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
OTTAWA - A new report co-authored by the government and the insurance industry says Canada can do a better job of protecting homeowners from the escalating financial risks of flooding. ...
Jun 18, 2019

Speeder caught doing 200 km/h on Highway 43
Grande Prairie RCMP's Integrated Crime Unit says it recently caught someone going nearly twice the legal speed limit on Highway 43.A young person was clocked driving 200 kilometres per hour near Valle...
Jun 18, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith

Pair in Saddle Hills County charged with theft of speedboat, batteries
RCMP in Saddle Hills County have recovered a stolen speedboat, trailer and several batteries that are believed to have been stolen from oilfield sites in the area during a search of a rural property n...
Jun 18, 2019

Recycling in GP: what can and cannot be mixed or recycled
When and when not to mix your recyclables can lead to a bit of confusion for some people when it comes to simply trying to properly dispose of their recyclables.The biggest reason for the confusion st...
Jun 18, 2019 Photo: Shaun Penner

Crown won't appeal case of Quebec man who killed Alzheimer's-stricken wife
MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't be appealing a sentence handed down last month to a Quebec man who killed his Alzheimer's-stricken wife in 2017. Quebec's director of criminal and penal&nb...
Jun 18, 2019

Canadian sports fans have changed since the Blue Jays' World Series wins
TORONTO - After more than a quarter century since one of the country's major pro sports teams took home a championship, Canadian sports fans will finally be able to celebrate on Monday with a par...
Jun 18, 2019

China suspends imports from Canadian pork company over food safety issues
MONTREAL - China is targeting another Canadian pork producer by temporarily halting imports allegedly over food safety issues at a time when diplomatic tensions are intensifying between the two countr...
Jun 18, 2019