People packed a church in Toronto on Monday evening to hear a group of female physicians sing in honour of a doctor murdered by her husband three years ago. The concert, called Soul Medicine, was held at Leaside United Church,…
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Van attempting to cross picket line creates tension at Co-op refinery
It was a tense scene at the Co-op Refinery on Monday night as Unifor members on the picket line surrounded and stopped a van that was trying to enter the refinery complex. Roughly 720 Unifor Local 594 employees at the refinery…
‘Kick the federal government out’: Alberta independence among demands at Red Deer townhall
RED DEER — While Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and eight of his cabinet ministers were in Ottawa Monday demanding a “fair deal” for his province, about 200 people gathered in Red Deer to add their voices. Kenney’s nine-person “Fair Deal…
Ottawa Public Heath budget goes to council Wednesday
Ottawa’s Public Health board passed the 2020 budget Monday, despite a $1.4 million dollar shortfall. The budget is costed at $73.7 million dollars, while last year’s came in at $71.3 million dollars. While the 2020 budget includes three new provincially funded…
New provincial rules will enable officers to ticket for possession of illicit cannabis
New rules come into effect Jan. 1 in Manitoba that will allow officers to ticket people caught with illicit cannabis, rather than charging them and sending them to provincial court. The changes to the province’s Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control…
Siakam scores 22, Raptors beat Bulls 93-92 to stop slide
CHICAGO – Pascal Siakam scored 22 points, and the Toronto Raptors held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 93-92 on Monday night when Zach LaVine missed a runner in the closing seconds. The defending NBA champions ended their first three-game…
Review of Strathcona County’s response to 2018 explosions due Tuesday
EDMONTON — A report evaluating Strathcona County’s response to two explosions at a community centre last year will be delivered to council on Tuesday. The county asked an independent contractor to review its handling of the emergency, from the…
Woman and man found dead in Brampton home, Peel police say
Posted December 9, 2019 10:30 pm Updated December 9, 2019 10:37 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ Peel Regional Police say a woman and a man have been found dead in…
Here are all the Alberta locations in the Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer
The trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife dropped Monday, and Albertans were treated to some familiar sights (including a plate of Timbits in a diner in one scene). The movie, a sequel to 1984’s Ghostbusters, trades Manhattan for the fields and hoodoos of southern…
Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer sees the Ecto-1 drive through some familiar Alberta locations
The trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife dropped Monday, and Albertans were treated to some familiar sights (including a plate of Timbits in a diner in one scene). The movie, a sequel to 1984’s Ghostbusters, trades Manhattan for the fields and hoodoos of southern…