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Crown argues two men planned murder of B.C. resident for banking information
VANCOUVER - The prosecutor in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial for an escaped inmate says evidence shows the accused and another escapee were "inseparable," and proves the pair planned their attack...
Dec 12, 2022
Man fined $10,000 for flying drone near forest fire in Jasper National Park
JASPER, AB - A man who flew a drone near a wildfire in Jasper National Park has received a $10,000 fine.Judge Jeffrey Champion doled out the penalty to Rajwinder Singh under the Canada National Parks ...
Dec 12, 2022
Alberta government invests $750,000 into Fish Creek Provincial Park
CALGARY, AB - The Alberta government has announced an investment into conservation work at Fish Creek Provincial Park in Calgary. The province will invest $750,000 over three years.The funds will go t...
Dec 12, 2022
Former CFL head coach John Gregory dies at the age of 84
TORONTO - John Gregory, who guided the Saskatchewan Roughriders to their second Grey Cup title in 1989, has died. He was 84. The cause of death wasn't immediately known. The Iowa Barnstormers, an Aren...
Dec 12, 2022
Ottawa police cut email access over fears info would leak during 'Freedom Convoy'
OTTAWA, Ill. - Police in Ottawa were so worried about leaks from "Freedom Convoy" sympathizers that they shut off the email accounts of members on leave from the force as a precaution during protests ...
Dec 12, 2022
Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr dies after long illness
OTTAWA - Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period ...
Dec 12, 2022
Fire at Weyerhaeuser Sawmill Monday morning
Just after 3 a.m., Monday morning (December 12) crews from the Clairmont, Bezanson, and Dunes County Regional Fire Service stations, along with Grovedale, Sexsmith, and Wembley fire departments respon...
Dec 12, 2022
Business group offers $100,000 reward over attack on Coastal GasLink site
SURREY, B.C. - The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of B.C. is offering a $100,000 reward for information about an attack on Coastal GasLink employees at a northern work site in Febr...
Dec 12, 2022
CNRL commits to giving $300,000 over three years to Hythe & District Recreational Society
On December 3, CNRL presented a cheque to the Hythe & District Recreational Society during a community Christmas party for $100,000. The building in which the society resides has a $1,500,000 budg...
Dec 12, 2022
Return to in-person work a contentious issue among federal public servants
OTTAWA - Public servants are voicing their disapproval for an impending mandate to return to the office. To date, government departments have been making their own decisions about remote and hybrid wo...
Dec 12, 2022