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CFJC Midday - Myth Busters! Big differences between French Immersion and French Schools
Ecole Collines-d'or PAC President Jodi Lavigne breaks down the differences between French Immersion and Francophone Schools, and talks about what Ecole Collines-D'or is doing to mark St. Jean Baptiste...
Jun 13, 2019
Sentence expires for man convicted in Mayerthorpe Mountie killings
EDMONTON - A man convicted for his role in the shooting deaths of four Mounties in rural Alberta is no longer subject to parole conditions. Shawn Hennessey pleaded guilty to manslaughter and...
Jun 13, 2019
Trump says Press Secretary Sanders to leave White House
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Sarah Sanders will be leaving the Trump administration at the end of the month. President Donald Trump announced the news on Twitter Wednesday. He says Sanders...
Jun 13, 2019
Ottawa asks U.S. to note cannabis pardons to ensure accurate picture
Ottawa is encouraging Washington to take careful note of criminal pardons granted to Canadians for pot possession so that U.S. officers have the most accurate information...
Jun 13, 2019
Federal carbon tax coming to Alberta in January: environment minister
Ottawa says a federal carbon tax will be imposed on Alberta starting Jan. 1. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province to inform it of the decision. She says 90 ...
Jun 13, 2019
Commons committee urges feds to consider decriminalizing simple drug possession
OTTAWA - The House of Commons health committee is urging the federal government to look at Portugal's decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs and examine how the idea could be "po...
Jun 13, 2019
B.C.'s dirty money strategy to be highlighted at meeting of ministers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's efforts to fight money laundering are expected to be front and centre today at a special meeting of federal cabinet ministers and their provincial counterparts to discus...
Jun 13, 2019
Quebec's anti-corruption unit lacking skills and training to fulfil mission: report
MONTREAL - The head of the office monitoring Quebec's anti-corruption police says the force lacks people with the necessary skills to conduct complex investigat...
Jun 13, 2019
B.C.'s dirty money strategy to be highlighted at meeting of ministers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's efforts to fight money laundering are expected to be front and centre today at a special meeting of federal cabinet ministers and their provincial counterparts to discus...
Jun 13, 2019
Man found guilty of killing Calgary Stampeder appeals conviction and sentence
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary Stampeders football player is appealing his conviction and his sentence. Nelson Lugela was found guilty earlier this year of second-degree murd...
Jun 13, 2019
