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Alberta's Kenney denies scapegoating chief medical officer for COVID-19 failures
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations that he is blaming the province's chief medical officer of health for Alberta's failures in the handling of the fourth wave of COVID-19. "The b...
Nov 03, 2021
'Callous and inhumane': Lawsuit filed against Edmonton police for head injury
EDMONTON - A young Indigenous man is suing Edmonton police for an alleged assault that he says put him in hospital for more than a week. Lawyer Heather Steinke-Attia, who is representing Pacey Dumas a...
Nov 03, 2021
'We're not spending enough on our roads:' increased repair funding pitched during annual budget talks
NANAIMO - Local roads are falling apart quicker than crews can repair them, according to those in charge of maintaining them.City councillors heard a request for more of an investment in road repair, ...
Nov 03, 2021
Prosecutor: Ruggs drove 156 mph before fatal crash in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was driving at 156 mph with a blood-alcohol content twice Nevada's legal limit before his sports car slammed into the rear of a vehicle th...
Nov 03, 2021
AP Source: Giants C Buster Posey will announce retirement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey plans to announce his retirement Thursday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of ...
Nov 03, 2021
Montreal police officer Roger Fréchette acquitted of sexual assault charge
MONTREAL - A Montreal police officer who was charged with sexual assault following an independent investigation by the province's police watchdog was acquitted Wednesday by a Quebec court judge. Roger...
Nov 03, 2021
Phil Murphy narrowly reelected governor in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy narrowly won reelection Wednesday, eking out a victory that spared Democrats the loss of a second gubernatorial seat. He's the state's first...
Nov 03, 2021
B.C. NDP received $717K in political contributions in third quarter of 2021
VICTORIA, B.C. - Between July 1 and Sept. 30 of this year, the B.C. NDP collected $717,686.25 in political contributions.Data from Elections B.C. showed the money came from 1,534 individual contributi...
Nov 03, 2021
Researcher develops Canadian floodplain map to show impact of climate change flooding
Low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal could become inundated with floods in the next 80 years under various climate change scenarios, suggests a floodplains map developed by a We...
Nov 03, 2021
Liquor, drugs and cash seized from suspicious vehicle in Revelstoke
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - A check on a suspicious vehicle in Revelstoke led to the seizure of expensive liquor, Canadian currency, and small quantities of drugs.The B.C. Highway Patrol's Traffic Safety Unit ...
Nov 03, 2021