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GP, Dawson Creek mayors provide perspective in Quebec LNG plant environmental review
A proposed LNG processing plant in Quebec recently received further backing from two Peace Country mayors.Back on Friday, Grande Prairie Mayor Bill Given and Dawson Creek Mayor Dale Bumstead presented...
Nov 04, 2020
Advisers during Bush-Gore cliffhanger urge Canadian silence on uncertain outcome
OTTAWA - The last time a U.S. presidential election ended in uncertainty, the Canadian government adopted a policy of saying nothing until all the votes were counted and legal challenges resolved.And ...
Nov 04, 2020
Slow Game: Curlers waiting, watching, wondering what might happen to season
The slow game is on for the country's top curling teams who are waiting, watching and wondering what might become of the season. They're hoping to soon get answers on plans for a potential curling bub...
Nov 04, 2020
Alabama receiver John Metchie III trying to open doors for Canadians to play in NCAA
A key cog in a potent Alabama Crimson Tide offence, John Metchie III is trying to open doors for other Canadians to play football at major American universities. The six-foot, 195-pound sophomore rece...
Nov 04, 2020
Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to Trump to remain in jail until trial
A Quebec woman accused of sending a poisoned letter to United States President Donald Trump will be held in a Washington D.C.-area jail until her trial. Pascale Ferrier, who appeared in a Washington D...
Nov 04, 2020
Voters strip ‘Plantations’ from Rhode Island’s formal name
Voters have agreed to strip the words "and Providence Plantations" from Rhode Island's formal name, approving a statewide referendum that had been revived amid the nation's reckoning with racial injus...
Nov 04, 2020
Canada's Achonwa says regardless of election's outcome, the work is far from done
It's mornings like Wednesday that leave Natalie Achonwa exhausted. The Canadian women's basketball player was just heading to bed in Schio, Italy, when polling reports of the U.S. presidential electio...
Nov 04, 2020
Passengers can soon apply for numbers aimed at ending no-fly mix-ups: Public Safety
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada says travellers will be able to apply within two weeks for unique codes intended to prevent no-fly list mismatches. The "Canadian Travel Number" is a key step in revampin...
Nov 04, 2020
Ottawa cyclist Michael Woods finishes second in 14th stage of Spanish Vuelta
ORENSE, Spain - Ottawa cyclist Michael Woods finished second in Wednesday's 14th stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Woods narrowly missed his second stage win of the event, finishing just behind Tim We...
Nov 04, 2020
Peace Regional RCMP arrest man wanted on 15 outstanding warrants
An investigation into the whereabouts of a suspect wanted on 15 outstanding warrants for various offences has led to an arrest.At approximately 11 p.m. on October 30, Peace Regional RCMP attended a re...
Nov 04, 2020