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'You killed my grandson': Charges laid in Prince Albert murder case
Emotions were raw in a Prince Albert courtroom on Wednesday when two men accused of murder appeared before a judge.Darrison Head and Hayden Joseyounen are jointly charged in the death of Darren Laviol...
6m ago
Calls mount for pause on Canada's digital services tax targeting tech giants
OTTAWA - Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizat...
9m ago
Food processing company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in smokehouse death
EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charg...
14m ago
Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: Survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes.Survey results from the Angus Reid Institute, released Wednesday, found 5...
16m ago
Stamps place star receiver Reggie Begelton on six-game injury list
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have placed receiver Reggie Begelton on the six-game injury list, the CFL team announced Wednesday. Begelton injured his right knee in the Stampeders' 29-19 win at Tor...
21m ago
Midfielder Kianz Froese returns to his Manitoba roots, signs with Valour FC
After nine years in Germany, Kianz Froese was working on the family's coffee plantation/farm in Cuba when he got a call from Josh Carabatsakis, Valour FC's director of football operations. The message...
21m ago
Quebec to jail inmates according to anatomical sex, not gender identity
MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says transgender inmates will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity. Franois Bonnardel says in a statement the measu...
21m ago
Elks look for first home-opening win in four years as Alouettes roll into Edmonton
EDMONTON - Apple co-founder Steve Jobs once said: "don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice." A catchy sound bite that's easier said than done, but that's what the Edmont...
52m ago
Mining corporation, northern First Nations sign exploration agreement
Forum Energy Metals Corp. and the Ya'thi Nn Land and Resource (YNLR) have signed an Exploration Agreement for the Northwest Athabasca Project located in the northern Athabasca Basin region of Saskatch...
1h ago
Few Canadians support Canada Post privatization, but open to sweeping changes: survey
A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes. Survey results from the Angus Reid Institute, released Wednesday, found ...
1h ago