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Statistics Canada scheduled to detail third quarter GDP figures
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled to report this morning how the Canadian economy fared during the third quarter of the year. Late last month, the statistics agency initially estimated that real...
Nov 30, 2021
Barbados says goodbye to queen, transforms into republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. ...
Nov 30, 2021
Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant
TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia, an official said. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno s...
Nov 30, 2021
Japan crown prince says royals should refute extreme attacks
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, has complained about harsh criticism of his daughter's recent marriage and suggested that the imperial family shou...
Nov 30, 2021
Washington beats Wilson, Seahawks 17-15 for 3rd win in a row
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Kendall Fuller intercepted Russell Wilson's pass on a last-minute 2-point conversion attempt, and Washington held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-15 Monday night for the team's...
Nov 29, 2021
Myanmar court postpones verdict for ousted leader Suu Kyi
BANGKOK (AP) - A court in Myanmar has postponed its verdict in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to allow testimony from an additional witness. The court agreed with a defense motion on Tues...
Nov 29, 2021
Conor Garland helps Canucks top Habs 2-1 to snap four-game losing skid
MONTREAL - Conor Garland had the winner in the second period as Vancouver held on for a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Monday as the Canucks snapped a four-game losing skid. Elias Petterson ha...
Nov 29, 2021
Effort to bring Queen's Bench judge to Grande Prairie moves ahead
The effort to have a Court of Queen's Bench judge in Grande Prairie has taken a step ahead.Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu has written to Mayor Jackie Clayton to say that the Court of Queen's Ben...
Nov 29, 2021
Karel Vejmelka has 46-save shutout as Coyotes upset Jets 1-0
WINNIPEG - Unheralded Arizona goalie Karel Vejmelka made 46 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the Coyotes clipped Winnipeg 1-0 on Monday. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 14-o-15 shots for Winnipeg (1...
Nov 29, 2021
Highlights from Monday's Grande Prairie City Council meeting
City budget talks start Thursday. Among the items to be discussed will be putting another $200,000 into the Economic Recovery Program. Since it started in 2020, the program has given out 106 grants wo...
Nov 29, 2021