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'Hold tight. We're here': Constables recall helping Calgary officer after hit and run
CALGARY - A police constable became emotional Wednesday as he described to a murder trial how he knelt down and comforted a fellow officer lying on a road after a car hit him following a hit and run. ...
Feb 02, 2022
Erin O'Toole voted out as leader by Conservative MPs
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has lost a vote to remain as leader of the Official Opposition after a majority of his fellow Conservative MPs cast a ballot in favour of pushing him out of the top job. The part...
Feb 02, 2022
Canada in talks about sending more forces to eastern Europe: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia's military buildup, and that discussions are underway arou...
Feb 02, 2022
Minneapolis police: Officer fatally shot man who had a gun
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis police officer fatally shot a man Wednesday who authorities say had a loaded gun in his hand when officers entered a downtown apartment as part of a murder investigati...
Feb 02, 2022
Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area
WASHINGTON (AP) - A wandering chicken was caught sneaking around a security area at the Pentagon, a local animal welfare organization said. The loose hen was found early Monday morning near the U.S. D...
Feb 02, 2022
O'Toole ousted as Conservative Party leader
Erin O'Toole has been ousted as Conservative Party of Canada leader after 73 members of the Tory caucus voted to replace him.Just 45 members endorsed O'Toole's leadership.Caucus members are now going ...
Feb 02, 2022
Winter storm set to bring 15-25 centimetres of snow to Grande Prairie region
A blanket of snow is set to hit the Grande Prairie region over the next three days.From February 2-5, the weather office says the Grande Prairie region could see between 15-25 centimetres of snowfall ...
Feb 02, 2022
GPCSD expanding Kindergarten Plus program to Holy Cross
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools (GPCSD) has announced they will be offering a full-time Kindergarten program at Holy Cross school for the 2022-23 school year. The Kindergarten Plus+ pro...
Feb 02, 2022
Testimony: Waffle House shooter wrote to Winfrey, Swift
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A man who shot and killed four people in a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 had written Oprah Winfrey asking for help in determining whether his delusions that Taylor Swift was c...
Feb 02, 2022
Canada in talks about sending more forces to eastern Europe: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia's military buildup, and that discussions are underway arou...
Feb 02, 2022