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Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...
Apr 30, 2019
Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019
Man climbs tree to protest Trans Mountain pipeline plans
BURNABY, B.C. - The 71-year-old man who defied a court injunction and climbed a towering tree in Burnaby, B.C., to protest the Trans Mountain pipeline plans to end his day-long protest soon, but says ...
Apr 30, 2019
Derek Fildebrandt steps down from Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta
EDMONTON - Derek Fildebrandt is stepping down as leader of Alberta's Freedom Conservative Party.Fildebrandt announced his resignation Monday, less than a year after he launched the party following his...
Apr 30, 2019
Suspect in hospital after RCMP chase
LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. - Alberta's police watchdog has been called in to investigate an RCMP-involved shooting in Lloydminster.Mounties say they were trying to arrest a person in a stolen vehicle on Mond...
Apr 30, 2019
Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019
Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
The City of Grande Prairie has plans for a new affordable housing project
The City of Grande Prairie has a new low-income housing project on the horizon, through a partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The build will involve the purchase of five to six parcels of land by t...
Apr 30, 2019 Photo/ Habitat for Humanity/ Facebook
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019