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Supporters focus on freeing Canadian held in China amid geopolitical 'ups and downs'
OTTAWA - A leader of the fight to secure freedom for a Canadian human-rights activist detained in China for 17 years is taking the latest diplomatic deep-freeze between Ottawa and Beijing in stride. W...
Jun 08, 2023
Documents reveal what happened inside the discord at Canada's drug-price regulator
OTTAWA - Internal emails from the agency tasked with regulating the price of patented drugs in Canada shows discord and division was sparked by a letter from the health minister, culminating in an ind...
Jun 08, 2023
Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
MIAMI (AP) - Never had two players from the same team had 30-point triple-doubles in the same game. Never in the regular season. Never in the playoffs. Certainly never in the NBA Finals. Until now. Ni...
Jun 07, 2023
Jokic and Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead
MIAMI (AP) - Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and Denver's two stars made sure the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series...
Jun 07, 2023
Kirk drives in winning run to make a winner of Bassitt as Jays edge Astros 3-2
TORONTO - Bo Bichette and Brandon Belt hit homers and pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk drove in the go-ahead run to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Toronto sta...
Jun 07, 2023
Court asked to overturn review board decision involving man found not criminally responsible after five stabbing deaths
Alberta's highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision that confined a man to a supervised Edmonton group home after the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house par...
Jun 07, 2023
Bail hearing to continue later in June for man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting five women
CALGARY - A bail hearing for a man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting women in Calgary will continue later this month.Richard Robert Mantha, who is 59, faces numerous charges involving five...
Jun 07, 2023
Smith to name cabinet Friday
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will name a new cabinet Friday. She has a lot of jobs to fill and fewer people to fill them, with a conspicuous urban-rural divide to bridge as well. There ar...
Jun 07, 2023
Heat warnings, special air quality statements in place
Environment Canada says the predicted high is 29 for Thursday, then temperatures in the 30's are expected Friday.Heat warnings are in place for the Grande Prairie-Beaverlodge-Valleyview and Peace Rive...
Jun 07, 2023
Saddle Hills County wildfires listed as out of control
Fire watchers in the Grande Prairie Forest Area say the fire located 10 kilometres west of Deadwood Lake is now estimated at 1,500 hectares and is classified as out of control.A Facebook post by Centr...
Jun 07, 2023