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Federal minister tells B.C. Ottawa continues to back RCMP contract policing
VICTORIA - Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Ottawa will continue to back the RCMP as British Columbia's contract police force that serves many communities as it moves towards a national for...
Jun 13, 2024

B.C. may work with N.L. on court challenge of federal equalization payments, Eby says
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby has found an ally in his claims of unequal funding from the federal government: Newfoundland and Labrador. Eby is hosting Newfoundland and Labrador Premi...
Jun 13, 2024

Traffic pattern change in 116 Avenue construction area Thursday night
City Hall says traffic patterns will change on 116 Avenue from west of 102 Street to east of 100 Street tonight (Thursday, June 13) as road construction continues in that area.The city says single lan...
Jun 13, 2024

Cannabis regulators allow pot to be transported to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket amid shortage
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) - Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first tim...
Jun 13, 2024

Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team in Salt Lake City for its inaugural season
Utah Hockey Club will be the name of the NHL team playing its games in Salt Lake City beginning this fall, with a long-term identity still to come. Smith Entertainment Group announced the move Thursda...
Jun 13, 2024

Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner makes recommendations on revisions needed to PIPA
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta has made a series of key recommendations to update and strengthen a law that is described as critical to the advancement of the...
Jun 13, 2024

Panthers downplay Stanley Cup travel woes after storm drenches Florida
EDMONTON - Dylan Holloway got wind of the storm delaying the Florida Panthers' trip north. The Edmonton Oilers winger wasn't tracking the weather system that walloped the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area ea...
Jun 13, 2024

Here's a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals' new carbon pricing data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals published data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing on Thursday. The charts made public are the ones delivered to the parliamentary budget officer last ...
Jun 13, 2024

Tories appeal to Jewish community ahead of byelection, allege 'betrayal' by Trudeau
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the Jewish community in a Toronto riding to send Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a message about his "betrayal" by voting for the Tory candidate in an upcom...
Jun 13, 2024

UN adopts a resolution demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of a Darfur city
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution Thursday demanding that Sudan's paramilitary force halt its siege of the only capital in the vast western region of Darfur that it ...
Jun 13, 2024