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French prime minister to address Quebec legislature today, meet with premier
QUEBEC - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is scheduled to address Quebec's legislature this afternoon. It's the first speech by a foreign leader at the province's legislature since then-French pres...
Apr 11, 2024
Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg to retire at season's end after 12-year NHL career
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Anaheim Ducks forward Jakob Silfverberg says he will retire at the end of the regular season. The 33-year-old Silfverberg announced the decision on social media Thursday. After ...
Apr 11, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 mi...
Apr 11, 2024
House of Commons faces marathon voting session over government's jobs bill
OTTAWA - MPs are staring down another voting marathon as the Conservatives push forward with dozens of proposed amendments to the government's sustainable jobs bill. Bill C-50 is a bureaucratic to-do ...
Apr 11, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter charged with stealing $16M from baseball star in sports betting case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former longtime interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is being charged with federal bank fraud for crimes involving gambling debts and theft of more than $16 mi...
Apr 11, 2024
Andrea Vavrek Dine & Dance 4 HOPE set for Saturday
The annual Andrea Vavrek Dine & Dance 4 HOPE in support of organ donation takes place Saturday at the Sexsmith Civic Centre.HOPE stands for Human Organ Procurement and Exchange.The evening will in...
Apr 11, 2024
Alberta aims to boost emergency response times with $25M investment, new private-public partnerships
The Alberta government aims to boost 911 response times by investing millions to replace aging emergency vehicles and through public-private partnerships for patient transfer services.To help reduce e...
Apr 11, 2024
CP NewsAlert: B.C. judge rejects bid to throw out Ibrahim Ali's murder conviction
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected an application to throw out the conviction of Ibrahim Ali for the murder of a 13-year-old in Burnaby, B.C., over what his lawyers say we...
Apr 11, 2024
County Census workers begin going door to door next week
County of Grande Prairie Census Workers will begin going door to door starting on Monday, April 15This is being done to help any residents who wish to complete their census, "at their front door."Acco...
Apr 11, 2024
The board has spoken: Teacher fired after competing on 'Survivor Québec' reality show
MONTREAL - An elementary school teacher competing on the Quebec franchise of "Survivor" was recently fired after she took unauthorized time off to participate in the reality television competition. Db...
Apr 11, 2024