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DNA analysis suggests Dene descended from first North Americans
Genetic research is showing that the Indigenous people of Canada's Western Arctic are descended from some of the first humans to live in North America. A newly published paper says the Dene who&n...
Jun 05, 2019
Boot Cooper from Tory caucus over comments on online hate: Liberal MP
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer should eject colleague Michael Cooper from the Tory caucus over things the MP said about online hate in a parliamentary hearing last week, says a Liberal MP....
Jun 05, 2019
Senate committee says oil tanker ban off B.C. targets Alberta, divides country
OTTAWA - A Senate committee says the Trudeau government's bill to ban oil tanker traffic off British Columbia's northern coast will divide the country, inflame separatist sentiment in Alberta and stok...
Jun 05, 2019
‘Heartland’ actress Amber Marshall to lead Calgary Stampede parade
CALGARY - Canadian actress Amber Marshall has been chosen to lead the Calgary Stampede parade this year.Marshall, 31, is best known for starring as horse-whisperer Amy Fleming, whose family owns a ran...
Jun 05, 2019
Veteran public servant, CFL boss, ex-B.C. attorney general named to RCMP board
OTTAWA - A former top public servant in the federal, Alberta and Ontario governments will head up the RCMP's fledgling board of civilian advisers assigned to help the police force modernize. Besi...
Jun 05, 2019
Judge says Nipsey Hussle documents will stay sealed for now
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge has ruled that grand jury transcripts in the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle will remain sealed, for now. Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry in a hearing Wednesday ...
Jun 05, 2019
Calgary couple handed jail sentence over death of son
A Calgary couple found guilty in the death of their 14-month-old son have been sentenced to 32 months in prison.Jennifer and Jeromie Clark were convicted last fall of criminal negligence causing death...
Jun 05, 2019
Ottawa pledges to spend $15 million to restore Ontario's tree-planting program
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to spend $15 million to save a tree-planting program in Ontario. Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government cancelled the 50 million tree...
Jun 05, 2019
Waterton Lakes ranch agrees to conservation deal to protect wildlife
CALGARY - A ranching family has agreed to conserve its land east of Waterton Lakes National Park in southwestern Alberta to help protect wildlife habitat.The ranch was established in 1935 by Otto Hans...
Jun 05, 2019
Expect delays along Highway 40 with construction underway
In the next couple of days, road work will ramp up on Highway 40 south of Grande Prairie. Crews will be building nine passing lanes on Highway 40 approximately 38 kilometres south of the city between ...
Jun 05, 2019