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Veterans Memorial Garden O'Canada Walkway set to honour past, present and fallen soldiers
An official Honour Roll will soon be placed at the O'Canada Walkway at the Veterans Memorial Park in Grande Prairie to honour those who have or are currently serving in the military. The project, OPER...
Nov 30, 2021
Author Alice Sebold apologizes to man cleared in 1981 rape
NEW YORK (AP) - Author Alice Sebold apologized Tuesday to the man who was exonerated last week in the 1981 rape that was the basis for her memoir "Lucky" and said she was struggling with the role she ...
Nov 30, 2021
Court upholds California ban on high-capacity magazines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two lower court judges and upheld California's ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed ...
Nov 30, 2021
Opposition leaders deride Liberal government's throne speech in official replies
OTTAWA - Opposition leaders took turns today pointing out the Canadians they say Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ignoring as he embarks on his latest mandate. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and the...
Nov 30, 2021
High-flying oil and gas prices paint a rosier shade of red ink on Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's budget outlook for this year is turning a rosier shade of red ink, with jobs up, the deficit down and oil and gas prices humming along at unexpectedly high levels.Finance Minister...
Nov 30, 2021
OHL's Sudbury Wolves suspend operations after 12 players test positive for COVID-19
SUDBURY, Ont. - The Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves have suspended all team activities after 12 players tested positive for COVID-19. The suspension affects three of the Wolves' upcoming OHL ga...
Nov 30, 2021
Ex-Trump aide Meadows cooperating with House Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former chief of staff, is cooperating with a House panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and providing some documents, putting off for now ...
Nov 30, 2021
Sources: Dr. Oz plans to run for Senate seat in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon best known as the host of TV's Dr. Oz Show, is planning to run for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat as a Republican, according to ...
Nov 30, 2021
Glover defends claim of voting irregularities in Manitoba Tory leadership challenge
WINNIPEG - Shelly Glover says she believes a spreadsheet her campaign team received before Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson was named winner of the Progressive Conservative leadership vote is correc...
Nov 30, 2021
South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines
OTTAWA - South Africa's envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron v...
Nov 30, 2021