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RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry
HALIFAX - Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry invest...
May 12, 2022
Several area municipalities announce fire bans
A number of municipalities in the region have issued fire bans due to the ongoing extremely dry conditions. The City of Meadow Lake, the RM of Meadow Lake, the RM of Mervin and the RM of Douglas have ...
May 12, 2022
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness
VANCOUVER - A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight. The...
May 12, 2022
Calgary Flames head to Dallas with sights on series-clincher
CALGARY - Darryl Sutter isn't about to reveal his plans for a potential series-clinching game, but the Calgary Flames have won back-to-back playoff games with the coach taking from his forwards and gi...
May 12, 2022
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) - House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 ins...
May 12, 2022
B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says
Some environmental safeguards built into British Columbia mine approvals are being gradually whittled away without enough public or scientific oversight, says new university research. A recently publi...
May 12, 2022
United States to host Rugby World Cup for first time
DUBLIN - The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as host of the men's tournament in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later. World Rugby announced h...
May 12, 2022
White House, senators have 'sympathy' for Canada's position on Line 5, says Wilkinson
WASHINGTON - Canada's natural resources minister says he is hearing "significant sympathy" from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. Jonathan Wilkinson is in Washington, D.C., for mee...
May 12, 2022
Canadian men to host Iran in June soccer friendly at B.C. Place Stadium
Canada will host Iran in a men's soccer friendly on June 5 in Vancouver. The match is part of a two-game homestand at B.C. Place Stadium. The Canadian men will open CONCACAF Nations League A play ther...
May 12, 2022
Latvia seeks Canadian support for expanded, permanent NATO presence in Baltics
OTTAWA - Latvia's prime minister is in Ottawa today seeking Canada's support for an expanded, permanent NATO force in his country and fellow Baltic states Lithuania and Estonia. In an interview, Krijn...
May 12, 2022