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Baloney Meter: Has every single refugee claimant in Canada been screened?
OTTAWA - "We have made sure that every single person crossing our borders, whether legally or illegally, gets processed according to all our rules. We have seen over the past years all around the worl...
May 16, 2019
Court update: Robbery and stabbing cases lead to jail sentences
Alberta Justice says a man arrested after a hold up last summer at the Jackpot Grill has been given jail time. Justin Keith Starratt pleaded guilty to a charge of using an imitation firearm and a redu...
May 16, 2019 Photo by Curtis Galbraith
Area Redevelopment Plan to come for facilities in the Avondale neighbourhood
The City is in the process of creating an Area Redevelopment Plan for the Avondale neighbourhood. The plan assesses the land containing the Composite High School, Peace Wapiti Academy, the Leisure Cen...
May 16, 2019 The redevelopment plan will engage will all landowners (pictured) along with the Avondale Neighbourhood Association. Photo/ City of Grande Prairie
Toronto FC shoots its way into MLS record book but still can't score
Toronto FC shot its way into the record book, ultimately for futility, in a disappointing 0-0 tie against D.C. United on Wednesday night. Toronto (5-4-2) launched a club-record 35 shots, notchin...
May 16, 2019
Canada's Team? Not quite - Raptors own the post-season but not everyone on board
TORONTO - Canada's Team? Not quite. The Toronto Raptors enjoy a strong following in southern Ontario but it can be a rather mixed bag throughout the rest of the country. Supporters have been out ...
May 16, 2019
Canada's Team? Not quite - Raptors own the post-season but not everyone on board
TORONTO - Canada's Team? Not quite. The Toronto Raptors enjoy a strong following in southern Ontario but it can be a rather mixed bag throughout the rest of the country. Supporters have been out ...
May 16, 2019
Montana Gov. Bullock joins 2020 Democratic presidential race
HELENA, Mont. - Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Tuesday that he is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, distinguishing himself among nearly two dozen candidates as the field's only sta...
May 16, 2019
In the news today, May 14
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, May 14 --- B.C. MONEY-LAUNDERING PROBE MUST BE FOCUSED: EXPERT A former attorney general who led a provincial public inquiry into missing and murdered w...
May 16, 2019
In the news today, May 16
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 16 --- TRUMP PARDONS CONRAD BLACK FOR FRAUD CONVICTION U.S. President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper pub...
May 16, 2019
Voters head to the polls in Newfoundland and Labrador after 'non-campaign'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls today to decide the fate of Premier Dwight Ball's Liberal government after an election campaign that focused on ...
May 16, 2019