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Canadian international Koné 'grateful' to MLS team that gave him his start
MONTREAL - In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Kon was invited to CF Montreal's first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international's profile has skyrocketed, earning a ca...
Dec 08, 2022
WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of "track blazing" a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women's doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-yea...
Dec 08, 2022
Alberta passes Sovereignty Act overnight
Alberta's legislature passed Premier Danielle Smith's controversial sovereignty act overnight -- but not before first stripping out the provision that granted Smith's cabinet the power to bypass the l...
Dec 08, 2022
Defence counsel makes closing arguments at trial of two Whitecourt Mounties
UPDATED to add Crown prosecutor's argument.EDMONTON - The defence lawyer for an Alberta Mountie charged with manslaughter says his client was doing her job when she fired shots at a man that she thoug...
Dec 08, 2022
Alberta investing $55 million to increase affordable housing programs
The Alberta Government has announced it will be investing $55 million over the next three years to expand affordable housing.This comes after the province introduced Stronger Foundations in 2021.Stron...
Dec 08, 2022
Case against shooter dropped for lack of cooperation
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Authorities dropped a 2021 bomb threat case against the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter after family members refused to cooperate, a Colorado district attorney sa...
Dec 08, 2022
Ex-prison warden convicted of sexually abusing inmates
The former warden of a federal women's prison in California where inmates said they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse was convicted on Thursday of molesting inmates and forcing them to pose naked...
Dec 08, 2022
Kettle campaign update, Northern Spirit Light Show now open daily
The Grande Prairie Salvation Army's Christmas Kettle Campaign had raised $210,279.21 as of Wednesday.The goal this year is $600,000.The Salvation Army says 19 per cent of the people in Grande Prairie ...
Dec 08, 2022
'Potential culture clash': Some northerners critical of federal firearms bill
YELLOWKNIFE - Some northerners are criticizing proposed changes to a bill intended to address gun violence in Canada, saying they are confusing and could negatively affect hunters. The Liberal governm...
Dec 08, 2022
Mauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
HONOLULU (AP) - Lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is no longer feeding a flow that's been creeping closer to a crucial highway, scientists said Thursday, even as the world's largest volcano keeps o...
Dec 08, 2022