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Liberals raise capital gains tax on wealthiest Canadians, firms to pay for agenda
OTTAWA - The Liberal government met all its fiscal goals in the federal budget today, including keeping the $40 billion deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens of billions in new spending. Fin...
Apr 16, 2024
Alberta third-best region for Canadian UFO sightings: study
Alberta is the third-best region for unidentified object sightings in Canada, according to a new study.Ontario was ranked highest at 2,539 cases, British Columbia reported 1,217 and Albertans reported...
Apr 16, 2024
Alberta municipal affairs minister considers council code changes, warns against weaponizing rules
Municipal affairs minister Ric McIver said Alberta's required council code of conduct bylaws are not meant to be weaponized as he confirmed Tuesday his ministry is considering changes."We'll try to im...
Apr 16, 2024
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning
Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative government was talking with the coal industry for years about relaxing a policy that protected the Rocky Mo...
Apr 16, 2024
Grande Prairie Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention and Northwestern Polytechnic hosting Mental Health Summit May 6-7
Grande Prairie's Resource Centre for Suicide Prevention and Northwestern Polytechnic's office of Applied Research & Innovation are hosting a Mental Health Summit next Month.The summit carries the ...
Apr 16, 2024
Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
Michigan was given three years of probation, fined and hit with recruiting limits by the NCAA on Tuesday after football coaches and staff had impermissible contact with recruits and players under then...
Apr 16, 2024
How did the Arizona Coyotes end up facing a move to Salt Lake City?
The Arizona Coyotes are headed out the door for Utah after insisting for years they would stay. Team owner Alex Meruelo is expected to sell the team for $1.2 billion to Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith, who...
Apr 16, 2024
Travis Kelce named host of 'Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?' for Prime Video
Travis Kelce's NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one. The Super Bowl LVIII-winning tight end is the host of a new game show called "Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?" for Prim...
Apr 16, 2024
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to ...
Apr 16, 2024
Three teens arrested in alleged high school hockey hazing in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Three 17-year-old boys have been arrested following alleged hazing involving a high school hockey team from rural Manitoba. RCMP say there are five complainants, ages 15 and 16, who were ro...
Apr 16, 2024