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Team Rachel Homan in top form entering Grand Slam of Curling's Masters
After tinkering with positions in the first season of the quadrennial after the arrival of Tracy Fleury, Rachel Homan is back in the house and has skipped her team to the top of the Canadian rankings....
Dec 11, 2023
Speaker Greg Fergus apologizes to committee for video shown at political convention
OTTAWA - House Speaker Greg Fergus apologized to a committee of MPs this morning for a video he made that was shown at a recent Ontario Liberal Party convention. Fergus was called to speak to the comm...
Dec 11, 2023
NDP health critic holding out hope pharmacare bill could be tabled in next five days
OTTAWA - Time is running out for the Liberal government to table pharmacare legislation before the end of the year, but the NDP's health critic says almost-daily phone calls are still giving him hope....
Dec 11, 2023
Forced-labour watchdog opens probe against Guess over possible Uyghur slave labour
OTTAWA - Canada's corporate watchdog is launching a probe against the company Guess over possible ties to Uyghur forced labour in China. The ombudsperson for responsible enterprise, Sheri Meyerhoffer,...
Dec 11, 2023
NWJHL & NPHL weekend recap
North West Junior Hockey League There were nine games in the NWJHL over the weekend.On Friday:The La Crete Lumber Barons visited the Fairview Flyers, beating the host team 14-1.The North Peace Navigat...
Dec 11, 2023
Storm win both at home over the weekend
The Grande Prairie Storm hosted the Calgary Canucks over the weekend. The Storm won both games against the Canucks, winning 8-4 on Saturday and 4-2 yesterday.Both games brought in respectable sized cr...
Dec 11, 2023
Critics pan draft text at UN climate talks as watered down as COP28 nears its finale in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase out planet-warming fossil...
Dec 11, 2023
Three John D'or Prairie residents arrested for murder
The Alberta Major Crimes Unit has made arrests in connection to a suspicious death in John D'or Prairie on Tuesday December 5. The Edmonton Medical Examiners office conducted an autopsy on December 8 ...
Dec 11, 2023
Alberta fuel tax to partially return in 2024
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Drivers could see themselves paying slightly more at the pump as of the new year.The Government of Alberta has confirmed to Pattison Media that it is set to "return to its permanent f...
Dec 11, 2023
In the news today: Details of new federal dental insurance plan to be released today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Federal government to announce dental-care plan Several government ministers ar...
Dec 11, 2023