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Polish lawmakers vote to move forward with work on lifting near-total abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Polish lawmakers voted Friday to continue work on proposals to lift a near-total ban on abortion, a highly divisive issue in the traditionally Roman Catholic country, which has o...
Apr 12, 2024
Local sports people being recognized at Sport Excellence Awards Friday
Some local sports people will be recognized tonight (Friday, April 12) at the Northwest Alberta Sport Excellence Awards.They are taking place at Clarkson Hall in Evergreen Park.The awards are being gi...
Apr 12, 2024
Eastlink Centre Fieldhouse nets naming rights agreement
The City of Grande Priaire has announced that a new naming rights agreement has been reached with West Fraser.For the next five years, the fieldhouse located inside the Eastlink Centre will now be cal...
Apr 12, 2024
Pope will travel to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore in longest trip of papacy
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis' papacy that is sur...
Apr 12, 2024
Belgium will investigate suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections
BRUSSELS (AP) - Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday an investigation into suspected Russian interference in Europe-wide elections in June, saying that his country's intelligen...
Apr 12, 2024
In the news today: Walmart Canada outfitting warehouses with robots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Walmart Canada says robots are coming to two Ontario warehouses, but jobs not a...
Apr 12, 2024
French PM in Quebec: News conference with premier at legislature
MONTREAL - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal will be in Quebec City and Montreal as he wraps up a three-day visit to Canada today. Attal and Quebec Premier Franois Legault will hold a working sessio...
Apr 12, 2024
Increasing renewable energy to create more conflicts between environmental values
An Alberta environmental group opposes a solar power project over concerns it would damage antelope habitat and block their migration. Homeowners in the province are fighting a renewable natural gas p...
Apr 12, 2024
Orphaned B.C. orca: Rescue team prepares landing site for complex rescue
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A team of about two dozen people is preparing the planned landing area for the complex rescue of an orphaned killer whale calf trapped in a remote tidal lagoon off northwest Vancouver...
Apr 12, 2024
Spy director to face questions today on what feds were told about foreign meddling
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's spy agency is slated to face fresh questions today on exactly what the federal government was told about foreign meddling. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director...
Apr 12, 2024