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Trudeau says his office only recently learned of Raj Grewal’s gambling problem

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he learned of Liberal MP Raj Grewal‘s gambling problem just over a week ago, and his office had no information that an RCMP investigation was connected to the issue. Grewal admitted to a gambling addiction in a video Friday, saying he would step down from the party caucus, that […]

Regina family hopeful for a cure for Cystic Fibrosis

At first glance, Ella McDougall is your average eight-year-old. “I like to go outside and play on the trampoline, and I like to play house,” said the young girl with long, dark curls and a big smile. But her time to play is cut short by hours of demanding physical therapy, medication, and other treatments […]

Mum helped boyfriend encase dead son, 3, in concrete after he beat him to death

A woman helped her boyfriend encase her dead three-year-old son in a concrete block after he beat him to death. Kansas woman Miranda Miller, 37, pleaded guilty to child abuse, aggravated child endangerment, and second-degree murder in the death of her son Evan Brewer, who was killed in 2017. Prosecutors claim Miller and her boyfriend […]

1,000 runners join Edmonton Santa Shuffle raising money for the Salvation Army

Edmonton’s Salvation Army Santa Shuffle experienced one of its highest turnouts ever this year. Over 1,000 runners participated in the fundraising fun-run Saturday, at Hawrelak Park, raising much needed money for Salvation Army programs in Edmonton. “It’s a very important time of the year at the Salvation Army,” said Major. Al Hoeft. “We get to […]

Sylvan Lake RCMP investigate fatal collision on Highway 11A

RCMP continue to investigate a serious collision on Highway 11A early Saturday morning. An officer with the Sylvan Lake detachment was travelling along the highway looking for a vehicle that had been involved in an incident in Red Deer, Alta., when the officer narrowly avoided a collision with an oncoming vehicle. The officer began following […]

Siblings meet for the first time in Montreal after almost 6 decades

It was a moment Robert Bowles never thought would happen. On Saturday, he met his half-sister, Marla Glazer, for the very first time, along with dozens of other family members whom he never even knew existed. Bowles, who now lives in Calgary, was born in Montreal in 1957. He was abandoned as an infant and […]

Vancouver councillor calls for doubling of city’s modular housing stock

A Vancouver city councillor is calling on the province to double the number of temporary modular homes in the city. Coun. Jean Swanson will bring a motion to council next week directing city staff to find a location for an additional 600 modular housing units for the homeless. The motion also calls on the mayor […]

Saudi Crown Prince meets UN chief, other leaders, on G-20 sidelines

RIYADH (REUTERS) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has met United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina, Saudi state TV reported on Saturday (Dec 1). The TV released a video of Prince Mohammed receiving Guterres, and the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) added later that the two […]