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Co-owner Grant not messing with Bulldog Hanover's winning formula
Brad Grant isn't one to mess with a winning formula. Neither he nor co-owner/trainer Jack Darling have been present for many of Bulldog Hanover's harness wins. Afraid to jinx the heralded colt, Grant ...
Jul 19, 2022
Contract still unsettled for skate park project
Meadow Lake has not approved a new contractor for the skate park project.City council held a special meeting Monday evening to discuss bids from two companies for the project's tender. Ultimately, the...
Jul 19, 2022
Crown calls final witness in trial for Dutch man accused of extorting B.C. teen
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Crown prosecutors have called their last witness in the British Columbia Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of extorting Port Coquitlam teenager Amanda Todd before s...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau launches expanded oceans protection plan, with aim to reach more regions
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced new details about the federal government's $3.5-billion plan to protect the oceans and boost coast guard facilities on the world's long...
Jul 19, 2022
Ex-Mountie sticks by story denying responding to 2013 domestic attack by mass killer
HALIFAX - A former Mountie is standing by his account that challenges testimony the RCMP failed to respond to a domestic violence call in 2013 involving the Nova Scotia mass shooter. Troy Maxwell, a r...
Jul 19, 2022
Research survey finds Canadian lakes in increasingly hot water over climate change.
Canadian lakes are in hot water over climate change, a new research survey has concluded. "Canadian lakes are warming twice as fast as the rest of the lakes globally," said York University biologist S...
Jul 19, 2022
Hoover Dam transformer explodes; no one hurt
BOULDER CITY, Nev. (AP) - A transformer exploded Tuesday at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished. No one was hurt and electricity continued to ...
Jul 19, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rips Hockey Canada leadership over sex assault fund
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's "hard for anyone" to have faith in Hockey Canada's leadership as revelations emerge about how the federation maintains a fund meant to part...
Jul 19, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rips Hockey Canada leadership over sex assault fund
BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's "hard for anyone" to have faith in Hockey Canada's leadership as revelations emerge about how the federation maintains a fund meant to part...
Jul 19, 2022
FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford
A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...
Jul 19, 2022