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Wolf safely captured after wandering through Victoria near B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A wolf spotted roaming a busy Victoria neighbourhood not far from the British Columbia legislature has been safely captured. The wolf was first spotted on Saturday in the James Bay are...
Jan 27, 2020
Democrats demand Bolton testify at Trump's impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut...
Jan 27, 2020
Alberta municipalities seek power to collect property taxes owed by failed oil & gas companies
The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) is calling on the province to change legislation to allow local governments to collect property taxes from oil and gas properties when they fail.AUM...
Jan 27, 2020 AUMA President Barry Morishita, during a visit to Grande Prairie back in August of 2019 (Photo: Shaun Penner)
Vincent Lapointe cleared to return to competition by anti-doping panel
MONTREAL - An anti-doping panel has cleared top Canadian canoeist Laurence Vincent Lapointe to return to training and competition ahead of her sport's Olympic debut this summer The panel convened by t...
Jan 27, 2020
Transport industry urging driver safety after fatal crashes involving semis
A spokesperson for Alberta's transportation industry is reminding all motorists to drive safely on the province's highways following two fatal collisions near Red Deer this week involving semi-trailer...
Jan 27, 2020
Billboard pleas: Alberta man hopes sign will find him a kidney donor
CARBON, Alta. - The large billboard overlooking the town of Drumheller in east-central Alberta is hard to miss. Next to a photo of a smiling man in a blue shirt, his arms crossed, the sign reads:...
Jan 27, 2020
Inquiry into deaths of former soldier and his N.S. family set to begin — again
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - A high-profile inquiry is set to begin today in rural Nova Scotia, not far from where Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war veteran with PTSD, fatally shot his mother, ...
Jan 27, 2020
Flags will be laid to rest at annual Flag Retirement Ceremony
Oliver's Funeral Home will hold their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on February 13, to commemorate veterans and National Flag Day.The tradition dates back to 2015, when Liesa Peters, Funeral Attenda...
Jan 27, 2020 Flags donated for the Flag Retirement Ceremony (photo courtesy of Oliver's Funeral Home)
Court update: Trial dates set in Grande Prairie kidnapping, robbery charges dismissed in High Prairie
Alberta Justice says a man charged in a Grande Prairie kidnapping case will stand trial in February of next year.Andrew Lee Schurman's trial will take place February 9-12, 2021 in Grande Prairie Court...
Jan 27, 2020
Pregnant Canadian woman stuck in Wuhan, China, coronavirus epicentre
A teacher who is living with his pregnant wife and child in a city that is at the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get his family out safely. Tom Williams is a British expat who ...
Jan 27, 2020