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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

Bird-Simaganis murder committed for trial
Prince Albert's first murder case of 2021 has been formally committed for trial.At the conclusion of a preliminary hearing, Joseph Curtis Madden remains charged with second degree murder in the death ...
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

Flying Dust First Nation hosting local Movember campaign
A popular awareness campaign is making a mark in the community after drawing inspiration on social media. The Flying Dust First Nation community is running its own localized Movember campaign to raise...
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

Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP searching for missing couple
UPDATE: Pictures have been provided by the RCMP.The le--la-Crosse RCMP are asking the public for assistance in locating two missing adult individuals. During the morning of Oct. 30, police received a ...
Nov 03, 2021

P.A. family fights to uphold in school mask exemption for autistic son
Issues surrounding a mask exemption have prevented a 10-year-old boy with autism from attending school this year.Rob McKnight said his son Cale's autism makes it difficult to wear a mask.When the mask...
Nov 03, 2021