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Alberta, Ottawa head to province’s Appeal Court over carbon tax dispute
EDMONTON - About a year ago, Alberta's United Conservative Party leader stood in front of 1,500 raucous supporters and called the federal carbon tax an act of "economic masochism" that he would fight ...
Dec 16, 2019
Toronto police and family to make statement in Barry and Honey Sherman case
Toronto police will release a statement this morning regarding the investigation into the murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. Police say they will release a statement ...
Dec 16, 2019
Winter Try-It Day returning to Grande Prairie
Winter Try-It Day is returning to Grande Prairie for its sixth year on January 18, 2020. The day is operated by the Grande Prairie Regional Sport Connection and gives kids aged 6-17 an opportunity to ...
Dec 16, 2019 Photo Credit: Grande Prarie Regional Sport Connection Facebook page.
Trades training opportunities for women coming to Grande Prairie
A partnership between Pembina Pipelines and Women Building Futures will see more skills training offered in Grande Prairie for women who want to learn a trade.Pembina is investing $200,000 in Women Bu...
Dec 16, 2019 WBF Student at WBF training facility (photo courtesy of Women Building Futures)
Ex-Sudan strongman al-Bashir gets 2 years for corruption
KHARTOUM, Sudan - A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption on Saturday, sentencing him to two years in a minimum security lockup. That's the first ...
Dec 16, 2019
Royalty, EU, US delegations attend Battle of Bulge ceremony
BASTOGNE, Belgium - Royalty, U.S. and European Union top officials are attending ceremonies to mark the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II - the Battle of the Bulge,...
Dec 16, 2019
Court to hear First Nations' challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 16, 2019
Little Bay Islanders say goodbye as N.L. town resettles, but some eye return
LITTLE BAY ISLANDS, N.L. - On a clear Friday morning in mid-November, the MV Hazel McIsaac is packed with a gaggle of chatting passengers. U-Hauls and pick-up trucks are parked on the ferry's bottom d...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau to provide update on federal books as provinces push for more help
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy - and the government's books - since the October election. The update comes...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau's fiscal update and pipeline court challenge; In The News for Dec. 16
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 16. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Dec 16, 2019