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New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian
OTTAWA - A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was...
Feb 16, 2022

Canada's Tyler Pasher scores to lead Houston past Toronto FC in MLS pre-season play
AUSTIN, Texas - A goal by Canadian Tyler Pasher, a former Toronto FC academy member, proved to be the difference Wednesday as Toronto lost 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo in MLS pre-season play. The game wa...
Feb 16, 2022

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sex assault case adjourned to late March
TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault case has been adjourned to late March. Nygard, 80, is charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement,...
Feb 16, 2022

Two premiers, 16 governors call for reinstatement of border exemptions for truck drivers
EDMONTON, AB - Provincial and state government leaders are calling on their respective federal governments to reinstate exemptions for international truck drivers.Addressed to Prime Minister Justin Tr...
Feb 16, 2022

Seizure of drugs and weapons in Beaverlodge leads to charges against two people from Grande Prairie
A pair from Grande Prairie is facing multiple charges following an attempted traffic stop in the city in January, which eventually led police to seize drugs and weapons. Grande Prairie RCMP say they s...
Feb 16, 2022

GPCSD to expand French immersion learning to include O’Brien Lake West & École St-Gérard
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools (GPCSD) says it will be expanding French immersion learning to O'Brien Lake West and cole St-Grard schools. The district says this will include Pre-K to ...
Feb 16, 2022

CPNewsAlert: Protesters pack up, head out to end blockade at Manitoba-U. S. border
EMERSON, Man. - Protesters blocking a busy border crossing in southern Manitoba have packed up and traffic is flowing again. RCMP say they worked out a deal with the demonstrators to end the blockade ...
Feb 16, 2022

Brazil mudslides from torrential rains kill at least 58
PETROPOLIS, Brazil (AP) - The death toll from devastating mudslides and floods that swept through a mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro state has reached 58, local authorities said Wednesday. The cit...
Feb 16, 2022

Arrows sign Canadian international back Brock Webster to help fill injury void
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows, dealing with a spate of injuries among the backs, have signed Canadian international wing/fullback Brock Webster. Toronto (0-2-0) visit NOLA Gold on Saturday in Major Lea...
Feb 16, 2022

2nd officer testifying in federal trial over Floyd killing
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A second former Minneapolis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in George Floyd's killing has taken the stand at their trial. J. Alexander Kueng is test...
Feb 16, 2022