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Parkland victim's wife to shooter: 'You will cease to exist'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's two-day sentencing hearing began Tuesday, with the families of the 17 people he murdered addressing him in emotional and often angry...
Nov 01, 2022
Highlights from October 31 Grande Prairie City Council meeting
Highlights from Halloween's Grande Prairie City Council meeting include:Council has approved making some land on 105 Avenue near 100 Street marketable and to sell it to the Woodland Cree Nation for $3...
Nov 01, 2022
Council approves change to allow 24-hour child care in Grande Prairie
City council has approved a change to the land use bylaw that will allow 24-hour childcare in Grande Prairie. This will be for daycare facilities only; day homes are not included. Mayor Jackie Clayton...
Nov 01, 2022
RCMP have some tips to keep Albertans safe on highways this winter
As temperatures begin to drop, Alberta RCMP wants to remind residents to be prepared for winter conditions when driving on Alberta highways.Mounties have a few recommendations about safe traveling to ...
Nov 01, 2022
Mom of last Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan named Silver Cross Mother
OTTAWA - We'll see you at Christmas. It was October 2011 and Candy Greff was standing outside a restaurant in Morinville, Alta.,saying goodbye to her son Byron Greff. Little did she know that it would...
Nov 01, 2022
Truckers to testify and BoC governor speaks to Senate: In The News for Nov. 1
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 1 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 01, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' leaders to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - "Freedom Convoy" organizers are expected to testify at the public inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act starting today. The witnesses are expected to shed light on ...
Nov 01, 2022
Lawyers for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to appear in to court today to fight summons
OTTAWA - Lawyers for Ontario Premier Doug Ford and a top provincial minister are set to argue in court today in an effort to get the pair out of testifying at the federal Emergencies Act inquiry. The ...
Nov 01, 2022
Macklem, Rogers to appear before Senate banking committee Tuesday evening
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem and senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers are expected to testify before the Senate banking committee this evening. Last week, the central bank raised int...
Nov 01, 2022
Feds looked to international missing persons commission for help on unmarked graves
OTTAWA - The Canadian government approached an international commission that helped identify the remains of those killed during 9/11 and the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster to potentially aid its response t...
Nov 01, 2022