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New head of Quebec anti-corruption police admits to 'failure,' vows to do better
QUEBEC - The new head of Quebec's anti-corruption police is seeking to assure the public that problems involving his force are in the past and trust can be rebuilt in his embattled inst...
Nov 13, 2019

Teenage fire fighters who died in 1944 will be commemorated on Saturday
The Peace Country Historical Society is holding a free event at the Grande Prairie Museum on Saturday, November 16, to commemorate two local teenagers who lost their lives battling the Moose Hill wild...
Nov 13, 2019 Site of the former Sanford Hill, newspaper clip of the pair (photos courtesy of Jeff Henricks)

Porn actress fights Trump request for settlement dollars
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Attorneys for porn star Stormy Daniels are challenging a request by President Donald Trump's lawyers to stake claim to a settlement between Daniels and Ohio's capital city. A federal ...
Nov 13, 2019

Don Cherry says he was fired, not sorry for 'Coach's Corner' poppy rant
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Brash, outspoken, opinionated - longtime hockey broadcaster Don Cherry was never afraid to ruffle feathers during his "Coach's Corner" segment on "Hockey Night in Ca...
Nov 13, 2019

Small group of Cherry supporters protest his firing outside Rogers headquarters
TORONTO - About 20 people gathered peacefully outside Rogers headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to protest the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. Some Cherry supporters stood silently on the si...
Nov 13, 2019

Don Cherry says he was fired, not sorry for 'Coach's Corner' poppy rant
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Brash, outspoken, opinionated - longtime hockey broadcaster Don Cherry was never afraid to ruffle feathers during his "Coach's Corner" segment on "Hockey Night in Ca...
Nov 13, 2019

New Statistics Canada study suggests decline in citizenship rate tied to income
OTTAWA - New research from Statistics Canada shows fewer immigrants in Canada have become citizens in recent years, especially those with lower incomes. The study released today reveals that...
Nov 13, 2019

Jagmeet Singh to lay out NDP priorities in meeting with Trudeau Thursday
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday, where he will lay out his priorities in the hopes of using his party's position in a minority Parliamen...
Nov 13, 2019

Small group of Cherry supporters protest his firing outside Rogers headquarters
TORONTO - About 20 people gathered peacefully outside Rogers headquarters on Wednesday afternoon to protest the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. Some Cherry supporters stood silently on the si...
Nov 13, 2019

Class action over fudged Volkswagen emissions tests can go ahead: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Volkswagen and Audi to dismiss a class action in Quebec seeking compensation for air pollution from cars that gave false results in emissions test...
Nov 13, 2019