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Biden to pay tribute to 'American giant' Bob Dole at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bob Dole will lie in state Thursday at the U.S. Capitol, as the president and others gather to pay tribute to an "American giant" who served the country in war and in politics with p...
Dec 09, 2021
School district faces two $100M suits after Oxford shootings
Two lawsuits seeking $100 million each have been filed against a Michigan school district, its superintendent, principal and others after four students were fatally shot and others wounded at Oxford H...
Dec 09, 2021
Saudi crown prince in 1st visit to Qatar after embargo ended
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Saudi Arabia's crown prince visited Qatar on Thursday, his first trip to Doha since the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their yearslong rift and embargo of ...
Dec 09, 2021
Grande Prairie chamber hosting session with Finance Minister Friday
The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce is hosting a budget update and consultation with Alberta Finance Minister and GP-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews Friday morning.Chamber Chair Tertius Geni...
Dec 09, 2021
Government funding for Sublocade big step for Northreach Society in slowing opioid crisis
On December 8, the Alberta government announced it will be funding a new tool that could be used to help battle the opioid crisis in the province.The provincial government announced it will become the...
Dec 09, 2021
UK Prime Minister Johnson's wife gives birth to baby girl
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie have announced the birth of a baby girl. Johnson's office says a healthy baby, the couple's second child together, was born in a ...
Dec 09, 2021
Foods prices going up, Canada attends democracy summit : In The News for Dec. 9
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. 9 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Dec 09, 2021
Former B.C. TV weather forecaster predicts climate catastrophe and hunger for UN
OTTAWA - As a transplanted British Columbian, Jesse Mason views the extreme and shifting weather patterns unfolding in his native province with a high level of concern. First, there was the heat dome ...
Dec 09, 2021
With Taiwan, Ukraine and Jan. 6 as backdrop, U.S. hosts global Summit for Democracy
WASHINGTON - It's hard to imagine a more dramatic backdrop as President Joe Biden's virtual Summit for Democracy gets underway today: authoritarianism looming large over Ukraine, Taiwan - and the Unit...
Dec 09, 2021
Virus behind COVID-19 spreads quickly and mutations make it unpredictable: experts
Putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic will mean priming the immune systems of everyone on Earth but the virus is spreading quickly and may take years to "settle down," says an infectious disease spe...
Dec 09, 2021