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'Parade of storms' expected in B.C.: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada is warning that more rainfall is expected in B.C. this week and it will likely affect areas that are still recovering from last week's floods. Warning preparednes...
Nov 22, 2021
Cold Shot, NDP calling for provincial support for struggling rural bus services
Cold Shot Bus Lines and the Opposition NDP are hoping the Alberta government can help inter-city bus service providers with some financial support, after operating at a loss over the last two years du...
Nov 22, 2021
MPs re-elect Liberal Anthony Rota to be House of Commons Speaker
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament have re-elected veteran Liberal Anthony Rota as Speaker of the House of Commons. His re-election Monday to a second term as Speaker was no surprise as he had been widely...
Nov 22, 2021
'It was a failure:' Receiver Bryan Burnham disappointed after Lions' dismal season
VANCOUVER - Bryan Burnham expected more out of the B.C. Lions this season. The all-star receiver had his sights set on the team making a post-season run and finally competing for a Grey Cup. While the...
Nov 22, 2021
Grande Prairie records 29 new COVID-19 cases, 20 recoveries over weekend
The City of Grande Prairie added 29 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 recoveries between Friday and Sunday, bringing the active case total in the Swan City up to 139.In the County of Grande Prairie, there ...
Nov 22, 2021
FIFA delegation wraps up visits to 2026 World Cup candidate cities with Toronto stop
TORONTO - A FIFA delegation wrapped up its visits to candidate cities for the 2026 World Cup with a stop in Toronto on Monday, having already seen Canadian soccer at its snowy best in Edmonton. "I com...
Nov 22, 2021
GM and VP of soccer operations Curtis parts ways with TFC after disappointing season
Toronto FC general manager and senior vice president of soccer operations Ali Curtis announced Monday he is leaving the Major League Soccer club to pursue other interests. The announcement comes a day...
Nov 22, 2021
Trump-backed Parnell loses custody battle, suspends campaign
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Sean Parnell, the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, on Monday suspended his campaign after he lost a court fight over custody ...
Nov 22, 2021
Tories, NDP call for House of Commons to have emergency debate on B.C. floods
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and the NDP want an emergency debate in the House of Commons this week on the floods wreaking havoc in British Columbia. B.C. is bracing for more extreme weather a week afte...
Nov 22, 2021
Ethiopia PM says he will lead army 'from the battlefront'
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopia's prime minister says he will lead his country's army "from the battlefront" beginning Tuesday, a dramatic new step by the Nobel Peace Prize-winner in a devastating year...
Nov 22, 2021