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Bezanson man arrested for downtown Grande Prairie break and enter
The Grande Prairie RCMP has laid charges following an investigation of a downtown break and enter of a business. On June 26, 2022, police responded to a break and enter in the 1100 block of 100 Street...
Jun 30, 2022
Spouse of gunman to testify at N.S. shooting hearings but won't be cross-examined
HALIFAX - The spouse of the gunman in the Nova Scotia mass shooting will testify mid-July before a public inquiry, but she won't face direct questions from lawyers representing victims' families. Lisa...
Jun 30, 2022
Supreme Court: Biden properly ended Trump-era asylum policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico. The justices' 5-4 decision for...
Jun 30, 2022
Canada to require nutrition warnings on front of some packaged food
Canada will require that companies add nutrition warnings to the front of pre-packaged food with high levels of saturated fat, sugar or sodium in an effort to help grocery shoppers make healthier choi...
Jun 30, 2022
Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A judge cleared the way Thursday for abortions to resume in Kentucky, temporarily blocking the state's near-total ban on the procedure that was triggered by the Supreme Court ru...
Jun 30, 2022
Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation's main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from ...
Jun 30, 2022
Biden says transatlantic alliance has adapted to new threats
MADRID (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that transatlantic alliance has transformed itself by adapting to a rapidly changing security situation around the globe. "I think we can all agree that...
Jun 30, 2022
ICC seeks arrest of 3 suspects linked to Russo-Georgian war
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - International Criminal Court judges have issued arrest warrants for three men wanted on suspicion of committing war crimes during the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, the court a...
Jun 30, 2022
'Forward together:' Manitoba Métis graphic designer creates logo for papal visit
WINNIPEG - Shaun Vincent points to his computer monitor at soaring eagles, salmon and a caribou herd that appear as if they are moving together in a brilliant blue circle. The Winnipeg-based Mtis grap...
Jun 30, 2022
Two Beaverlodge residents win big in span of a month
Beaverlodge may be the luckiest place in Alberta for lottery numbers with two residents winning within the last month. A $1 million winning ticket was sold to Beaverlodge farmer, Gary Scorgie, and a $...
Jun 30, 2022