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Thieves get a taste for cheese and butter amid surging prices
VANCOUVER - British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store's video camera system for around $5,000 m...
Dec 15, 2024
GPPSD annual holiday art card contests highlighting local artists
The Grande Prairie Public School District has chosen its winner for the annual high school holiday art card contest. This year's theme was "All is Bright," with four people receiving a cash prize, tha...
Dec 15, 2024
'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustai...
Dec 15, 2024
Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA - Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process. ...
Dec 15, 2024
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
OTTAWA - The Liberals' fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald ...
Dec 15, 2024
Quebec municipalities brace for new flood zone maps that show more properties at risk
MONTREAL - Officials in some Quebec municipalities ravaged by past flooding say they fear possible financial repercussions for residents as the province prepares to introduce new flood maps that would...
Dec 15, 2024
At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday...
Dec 15, 2024
At least 11 dead in the French territory of Mayotte as Cyclone Chido causes devastating damage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - At least 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's Interior Ministry said Sunday...
Dec 15, 2024
Some Vancouver Canucks players 'struggling to get emotionally invested': coach
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks may be the lone NHL team looking forward to getting back on the road. An ugly 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday left the Canucks (15-9-5) searching for answer...
Dec 15, 2024
Flames bounce back with grit, blank Panthers 3-0
CALGARY - Reeling from a blowout loss two nights earlier, the Calgary Flames bounced back impressively on Saturday by blanking the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Led by rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf,...
Dec 15, 2024