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AMA calls for confidence vote on Tyler Shandro
EDMONTON- The Alberta Medical Association says it has taken the "extraordinary step" of calling for a confidence vote by doctors on Health Minister Tyler Shandro.It's the latest move in a bitter dispu...
Jul 22, 2020
Information czar finds numerous shortcomings at National Defence
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog has identified several shortcomings - from inadequate training to cumbersome paper-based processes - that hamper National Defence's ability to answer for...
Jul 22, 2020
RCMP searching for 15-year-old girl from Gift Lake
High Prairie RCMP are asking members of the public to be on the lookout for 15-year-old Sierra Auger, who has been reported missing from Gift Lake Metis Settlement.Auger was last seen in the Gift Lake...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Judge strikes down Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - A federal judge has struck down a key agreement on refugees between Canada and the United States.In a ruling today, Federal Court Justice Ann Marie McDonald says elements of the law underpinn...
Jul 22, 2020
Tenille Townes tops nomination list for 2020 CCMA awards
Grande Prairie's Tenille Townes will be looking to best her 2019 performance at this year's Canadian Country Music Association awards.After taking home the hardware in all four categories she was nomi...
Jul 22, 2020
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says CFL hub will boost economy, not COVID-19
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says hosting the Canadian Football League season can boost the economy without leading to a spike in COVID-19 numbers. The CFL has decided to play...
Jul 22, 2020
Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein returns to action on Bellator card
After two knee surgeries and some extended family time, Canadian welterweight Jordan (Young Gun) Mein returns to action Friday following a two-year break. The 30-year-old from Lethbridge, Alta., ...
Jul 22, 2020
Powerful quake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A powerful earthquake off Alaska's southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a tsunami. There wer...
Jul 22, 2020
Kuwait emir, 91, to go to US for medical care after surgery
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruling emir will travel to the United States on Thursday morning to seek further medical care after recently undergoing surgery, its state-run news a...
Jul 22, 2020
Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has an obligation to look into allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members. Singh says workplaces need t...
Jul 22, 2020