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AlbertaMay 17, 2022

Canada-wide warrant issued after Calgary mother of five killed in crash

Calgary police say they have issued Canada-wide warrants for a man they believe is responsible for the death of a mother of young children after a shooting led to a crash. Angela McKenzie, who was 40, was killed last week when a truck that was pursuing a sedan collided with her van and another car at an intersection in the city's southeast. Police say they have reviewed video surveillance cameras from the scene, talked to witnesses and processed the evidence collected. They have issued seven Canada-wide warrants for 29-year-old Talal Amer. McKenzie's church pastor said last week that the woman
AlbertaMay 17, 2022

Alta-Double-Murder; lawyer says man and his son shot Metis hunters in self-defence

A defence lawyer told a trial in Edmonton that a man and his son followed two Metis hunters in their trucks because they believed they were thieves and later shot them in self-defence during a confrontation. A jury trial started Monday for Roger Bilodeau and his son Anthony Bilodeau, who are charged with two counts of second-degree murder. Defence lawyer Shawn Gertsel said the Bilodeaus began chasing Jacob Sansom and his uncle Maurice Cardinal on a rural road near Glendon, northeast of Edmonton, in March 2020 because they wanted to talk to the hunters who they thought were criminals. Gertsel s
AlbertaMay 17, 2022

Kenney dismisses need for big number to stay on as party leader

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn't need an overwhelming vote of support in his leadership review to stay on as United Conservative party leader. Kenney says the leadership vote is unique because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of angry, fly-by-night party members bent on destabilizing his government. Members have mailed in ballots voting on whether they believe Kenney has done a good enough job to stay on as leader. Normally leaders stay on if they have two-thirds or three-quarters support, or even more. Kenney has said he'll stay even if he gets one vote more than 5
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BCMay 17, 2022

B.C. Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon officially sworn-in, takes seat in legislature

Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon says he's ready to hold the NDP government to account after returning to the BC legislature for the first time in about a decade. Falcon was sworn in today after easily winning a byelection in the Liberal stronghold of Vancouver-Quilchena on April 30th. The 59 year old won the party leadership last February after Andrew Wilkinson stepped down as Liberal leader following the NDP's majority win in last year's provincial election. Falcon says affordability will be a key issue for his party and repeated Liberal calls today for the NDP government to temporarily suspend a
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CanadaMay 16, 2022

Tory leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre denounces 'white replacement theory'

Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre is denouncing the so-called ``white replacement theory'' that is fuelling racism in the US. He calls it ``ugly and disgusting hate-mongering.'' In a statement to The Canadian Press, he also condemned the deadly shooting rampage at a store in Buffalo that left 10 people dead, mostly Black. US law enforcement is investigating the shooter's online posts, which include the conspiracy theory that there's a plot to diminish the influence of white people in America by bringing in more non-white immigrants. Poilievre was responding to a tweet by fel
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BCMay 16, 2022

Vancouver police think speed was factor in fatal crash after car crosses into traffic, takes flight

Vancouver police say they believe speed was a factor in a four-car collision that killed one person and sent two others to hospital on Monday. Police say in a news release that a Toyota Corolla had topped the speed limit when it crossed into oncoming traffic on Granville Street at West 46th Avenue. They say the vehicle side-swiped a taxi, struck a Porsche, and went airborne over a truck before landing on top of a Hyundai Elantra and coming to rest on the pavement. Police say the driver of the Corolla was trapped in the vehicle and died at the scene. They say the drivers of the Porsche and Hyu
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CanadaMay 16, 2022

Driver who killed woman and three daughters sentenced to 17 years

A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters in Brampton nearly two years ago has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Brady Robertson will receive nearly three years in credit for time already served awaiting trial, bringing the total down to 14 years and two months. Prosecutors sought a 23-year prison sentence for Robertson, and a lifetime driving ban. At a sentencing hearing last month, Robertson apologized for his actions, saying he was ``deeply tormented'' by the June 18th, 2020 crash.
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WorldMay 16, 2022

Police: Buffalo gunman aimed to keep killing if he got away

Buffalo's police commissioner says the white gunman accused of a racist rampage at a supermarket planned to keep killing people if he had escaped the scene. Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia spoke to CNN on Monday, while authorities investigated the massacre of 10 Black shoppers and workers as a potential federal hate crime or act of domestic terrorism. Gramiglia says the gunman even talked about shooting up another store. The accused gunman, 18-year-old Payton Gendron, ultimately surrendered to police who confronted him in the supermarket's vestibule. He has been charged with murder. The
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WorldMay 16, 2022

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia

President Joe Biden on Monday signed an order to deploy U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about the country's Islamic extremist rebels, known asal-Shabab. The move is a reversal of President Donald Trump's late-term decision to remove nearly all 700 Special Operator forces that had been operating there. Biden's decision, confirmed by a senior administration official, comes after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin requested the deployment “to reestablish a persistent U.S. military presence in Somalia to enable a more effective fight against al-Shabaab, which has increased in strengt

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AlbertaMay 12, 2026

Elections Alberta says Centurion Project leader not co-operating in voter list leak probe

Elections Alberta says the man linked to a major voter information leak has not co-operated with an ongoing investigation into the unauthorized use of the province’s official voter registry. In a statement, the agency said Centurion Project leader David Parker has not complied with a cease-and-desist letter issued last week. The letter required Parker to sign a declaration confirming he would stop using Alberta’s official voter list, which contains the names and addresses of nearly three million residents. According to Elections Alberta, investigators identified the Centurion Project as th
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BCMay 12, 2026

B.C. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action

Members of the British Columbia Nurses Union have voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action as contract negotiations with the province remain stalled. The union said more than 50,000 of its roughly 55,000 members participated in the vote after bargaining talks reached an impasse in April. Key issues in negotiations include wages, benefits and ongoing staffing shortages across the health-care system. The BCNU has not announced a strike date. Any potential job action would follow further negotiations and could involve mediation or additional bargaining steps under provincial labour rules. T
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CanadaMay 12, 2026

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand begins official visits to Oman and Qatar

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand has begun official visits to Oman and Qatar aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and advancing cooperation on regional and economic priorities. According to Global Affairs Canada, Anand will remain in Muscat and Doha until May 15 for meetings with senior government officials focused on defence cooperation, trade, and people-to-people connections between Canada and Gulf states. In Oman, Anand is scheduled to meet Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi and other senior officials. Discussions are expected to include economic
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BCMay 12, 2026

Oakridge Park mall in Vancouver to open May 28 as major redevelopment project advances

Oakridge Park, the retail and residential redevelopment under construction in Vancouver, is scheduled to open its shopping mall component on May 28, developers QuadReal Property Group and Westbank announced. The project, located at the former Oakridge Centre site, is part of a broader redevelopment expected to total about five million square feet by its planned completion in 2029. Developers have previously estimated the full project cost at approximately $6.5 billion. According to project details released by QuadReal and Westbank, the first phase opening later this month will include about 2.
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AlbertaMay 12, 2026

Alberta NDP accuses Smith government of avoiding accountability in privacy breach response

Alberta’s Opposition NDP is accusing Premier Danielle Smith of allowing a United Conservative caucus staffer to take responsibility for a privacy breach involving Albertans’ personal information. The issue stems from an April meeting where private information was allegedly displayed through an app used during discussions attended by UCP caucus members and staff. According to the UCP caucus, a staffer present at the meeting later briefed the caucus executive director about the incident. Smith said the information was not passed on to her office by the executive director, resulting in a dela