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Hay West program receives funding boost
CN Rail's financial support of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture's (CFA) Hay West campaign will hopefully spur more donations from other organizations.CN is committing up to $250,000 to help cove...
Nov 11, 2021
Rockies coal mining report given six-week delivery extension due to volume of submissions
EDMONTON, AB. - A panel gathering public input on coal mining in the Alberta Rockies will have another six weeks to hand in its report.Energy Minister Sonya Savage says in a statement that she's grant...
Nov 11, 2021
Petrochemical plant announcement adding to Grande Prairie region's economic diversity
Northern Petrochemical's announcement of plans to construct a $2.5 billion methanol and ammonia production facility in the Greenview Industrial Gateway south of Grande Prairie shined yet another light...
Nov 11, 2021
South Africa's last apartheid president F. W. de Klerk dies
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa's last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country's white minority rule, has died at...
Nov 11, 2021
Quebec zoo owner pleads guilty to animal welfare violations, criminal charges dropped
MONTREAL - The former owner of a zoo in central Quebec has pleaded guilty to animal welfare offences, but will avoid criminal charges. Normand Trahan pleaded guilty to four infractions today under Que...
Nov 11, 2021
Canada not worried about getting behind early in World Cup qualifiers
EDMONTON - Depending on which number-crunching study or oddsmaker you follow, the team scoring first has about a 67 per cent probability of winning a soccer game. So far the Canadian men's national te...
Nov 11, 2021
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son sentenced for stabbing neighbor
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing a Southern California neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over t...
Nov 11, 2021
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son sentenced for stabbing neighbor
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was sentenced to six months in jail for stabbing a Southern California neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over t...
Nov 11, 2021
Sinclair to chair and Canadians remember in person again: In The News for Nov. 11
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 11 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 11, 2021
Canadians welcomed to attend Remembrance ceremonies, told to wear masks and distance
OTTAWA - Canadians will return to cenotaphs and monuments across much of the country on Thursday morning to remember and pay their respects to those who fought and died in service of Canada. This year...
Nov 11, 2021