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Trudeau concerned trucker convoy converging on Parliament Hill could turn violent
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's concerned about the potential for violence during this weekend's planned protest on Parliament Hill by truckers and others joining the crowd. In an int...
Jan 28, 2022
QMJHL set to resume activities Feb. 3 after weeks-long hiatus
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League will resume activities Feb. 3 following a weeks-long hiatus due to COVID-19 complications. The league said in a release Friday that it plans to complete a full 68...
Jan 28, 2022
Minister Toews pleased to see new deal reached between UNA & AHS
Alberta's Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews says he is happy to see a new agreement is in place between the United Nurses of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, Covenant Hea...
Jan 28, 2022
Local Special Olympic athlete benefiting from #ChooseToInclude doughnut campaign
From January 28-30 everyone across Canada is encouraged to purchase their limited edition #ChooseToInclude donuts from Tim Hortons.The promotion will see 100 per cent of its proceeds go to support Spe...
Jan 28, 2022
SirVincent Rogers signs one-day contract to retire as Redblack
OTTAWA - Offensive lineman SirVincent Rogers has signed a one-day contract with the Ottawa Redblacks so he may retire as a member of the team. The 35-year-old played four seasons in Ottawa from 2015-1...
Jan 28, 2022
Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (AP) - Arriving just hours after a serious bridge collapse, President Joe Biden stared into the cratered muddy earth where the aging span fell early Friday, striking evidence supportin...
Jan 28, 2022
NBA beckons for teenage Canadian basketball star Shaedon Sharpe
When Shaedon Sharpe arrived on campus at the University of Kentucky, he received an uncommonly quiet welcome compared to most top basketball recruits. The 18-year-old wasn't introduced with pyrotechni...
Jan 28, 2022
Charles Spencer & Grande Prairie Composite to move online Jan. 31
The Grande Prairie Public School Division (GPPSD) says students at Charles Spencer and Grande Prairie Composite High Schools will be shifting to online learning from January 31 until February 9.The GP...
Jan 28, 2022
Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September
OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's sexual assault case will go to trial in September. Two days were set aside for the trial during a brief, virtual courtroom hearing this morning, five months after the ...
Jan 28, 2022
CN Rail will not pursue contempt case related to 2020 rail blockade in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Canadian National Railway says it will not pursue criminal charges against protesters accused of defying an injunction and blocking a CN rail line in northwestern British Columbia nearly t...
Jan 28, 2022