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$55-million lotto winner in Sidney, B.C., plans to buy a new house with a dock
VICTORIA - Bookkeeper William Scott Gurney says he's sure he won't be back for another tax season. He doesn't have to after claiming the winning ticket on Tuesday for the $55-million Lotto Max draw on...
Apr 04, 2023
Winnipeg police say another woman's body has been found in a landfill
Winnipeg police are reporting the discovery of another Indigenous woman's body in a landfill. Police say the remains of Linda Mary Beardy were found Monday afternoon at the city-run Brady landfill in ...
Apr 04, 2023
Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky details medical ordeal of recent months
Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky says she has emerged from a medical ordeal that started in mid-December when she found out she had COVID. The 30-year-old from Kitchener, Ont., who has won 89 caps f...
Apr 04, 2023
Canadian basketball player Laeticia Amihere declares for WNBA draft
Canada women's basketball player Laeticia Amihere is declaring for the upcoming WNBA draft. Amihere, who made the announcement via her Twitter account, played her last four seasons with the University...
Apr 04, 2023
Quebec calls for public inquests into police officer's killing, deadly Montreal fire
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is asking the coroner to hold public inquests into the killing of a provincial police officer and a deadly fire in Old Montreal. Provincial police Sgt. Maureen Breau w...
Apr 04, 2023
Annual City Scrub underway in Grande Prairie
Grande Prairie residents are being encouraged to take 20 minutes to help clean up the garbage and litter that's accumulated over the winter. The Annual City Scrub will continue through April 30, with ...
Apr 04, 2023
County of Grande Prairie council meeting highlights
County of Grande Prairie council met on Monday. Council approved a by-law that will see the formation of a Regional Branding Project Committee, which will also include representatives from the City an...
Apr 04, 2023
Majority of city-owned facilities to be closed on Good Friday
The city has announced that a number of its facilities will be closed this Friday in observance of Good Friday.Among the buildings that will be closed that day are city hall, City on 99th, the City Se...
Apr 04, 2023
Average carbon rebates were higher than average carbon price costs in 2021: report
OTTAWA - A new report says rebates sent to most Canadians in 2021 far outstripped what they paid in carbon pricing that year. The annual report on the federal government's national price on pollution ...
Apr 04, 2023
Trump surrenders at NY courthouse. Here's what to expect
Former President Donald Trump came to a New York City courtroom Tuesday for his arraignment on charges related to falsifying business records in a hush money investigation, the first president ever to...
Apr 04, 2023