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River otter likely snuck through open gates to get to Vancouver koi pond
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver park board official says a hungry river otter following the scent of fresh koi likely scaled a fence or took advantage of a brief opening of gates at a downtown garde...
Nov 04, 2019
Weather conditions causes County to declare agricultural disaster
The County of Grande Prairie has officially declared an agricultural disaster. The wet conditions, which delayed seeding, excessive rainfall, and cool weather, has slowed agriculture production in the...
Nov 04, 2019
Five charged in connection with alleged drug trafficking in Medicine Hat, Brooks
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team have arrested five people in Brooks and Medicine Hat connection with an alleged drug trafficking network in southeastern Alberta.Police sei...
Nov 04, 2019
Load management still hot topic with VanVleet, Lowry logging career-high minutes
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet would prefer nobody noticed the major minutes he's been logging this season. The Toronto Raptors guard is averaging a career-high 37.8 minutes as a starter through six gam...
Nov 04, 2019
Draisaitl's OT winner lifts Oilers past Penguins
PITTSBURGH - Goaltender Mike Smith and forward Leon Draisaitl stole the spotlight for the Edmonton Oilers in a game that featured NHL superstars Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. Smith stopped 51 shot...
Nov 04, 2019
AGLC seeking policy exemption to allow poppy boxes in cannabis stores
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Cannabis stores in Alberta will soon be able to collect funds for the Royal Canadian Legion.CHAT News received a tip from the owner of a cannabis store in Medicine Hat, saying they ...
Nov 04, 2019
Trial ordered for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband
A Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband has been ordered to stand trial.A preliminary hearing was held in Red Deer last week for 36-year-old Robin Berresford, who is charged the death o...
Nov 04, 2019
Fish and Wildlife investigating unrelated eagle shootings
Alberta Fish and Wildlife is investigating the shooting of two bald eagles in separate areas of the province.The provincial agency says a juvenile eagle was killed in the Fort McMurray area sometime b...
Nov 04, 2019
Ontario Premier Doug Ford offers to host premiers' meeting
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has offered to host a meeting of the premiers in Toronto after what he calls a divisive federal election. Ford says he made the offer to play host for a fac...
Nov 04, 2019
A timeline of the issues around the Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - The long-awaited legal challenge over whether a deal between Canada and the U.S. governing refugee claims violates the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms began today at Federal Court in ...
Nov 04, 2019