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Paramedic mother responds to fatal crash involving her daughter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - It's a parent's worst nightmare.While attending a vehicle crash just west of Airdrie, Jayme Erickson, a paramedic with Alberta Health Services (AHS), didn't realize that the criticall...
Nov 22, 2022
ACWS launches Learning Management System to build capacity and prevent violence
The Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS) marked National Child Day on November 20 with the launch of the ACWS Learning Management System and its first online training program, The Healing Brain:...
Nov 22, 2022
Proposed definition of prohibited assault-style firearm draws Conservative ire
OTTAWA - Members of the House of Commons public safety committee have begun a clause-by-clause review of the Liberal government's gun-control bill. Among the early amendments put forward by the govern...
Nov 22, 2022
Police: 4 dead at pot farm were 'executed,' Chinese citizens
LACEY, Okla. (AP) - Police have identified a suspect in the weekend slayings of four people at an Oklahoma marijuana farm but said Tuesday they aren't releasing a name because doing so could put more ...
Nov 22, 2022
First two guests, ticket sale details unveiled for GrandeCon 2023
On the heels of a successful inaugural edition of GrandeCon this year, tickets for the 2023 edition of the comic and pop culture event are set to go on sale in the coming daysPresale of a limited quan...
Nov 22, 2022
Canada's Crawford tops downhill training run at Lake Louise
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Toronto's Jack Crawford posted the fastest time in Tuesday's first training run for the opening World Cup downhill race of the season. Crawford finished in a time of one minute 49...
Nov 22, 2022
'Your guy has really screwed the pooch': Kenney told feds over Coutts blockade
OTTAWA - Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces "holding the bag" to clear "Freedom Convoy" protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Albe...
Nov 22, 2022
Canadian men's rugby sevens head coach Henry Paul steps down
LANGFORD, B.C. - Henry Paul has stepped down as head coach of Canada's men's rugby sevens team after three years leading the squad. Rugby Canada said in a release Tuesday that it has agreed to release...
Nov 22, 2022
Manitoba man who rammed truck into Rideau Hall approved for day parole
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed a gate at Rideau Hall to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted day parole. The Parole Board of Canada denied full parole for Core...
Nov 22, 2022
Auger-Aliassime and Shapovalov likely to get singles nods for Canada at Davis Cup
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov reached the final when they played in the Davis Cup together three years ago. They have reunited this week in Malaga, Spain, with a goal of leading Canada to...
Nov 22, 2022