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Shareholders approve $8.1B merger between Seven Generations, Arc Resources
CALGARY - Shareholders with Seven Generations Energy Ltd. and fellow Calgary-based producer Arc Resources Ltd. have voted to approve a merger of the two companies to create Canada's sixth largest oil ...
Mar 31, 2021

Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify
OTTAWA - Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing this afternoon after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-...
Mar 31, 2021

Two arrested following Grande Prairie drug trafficking investigation
An investigation into fentanyl launched in December of 2020 by the Grande Prairie RCMP Drug Enforcement Unit has led to the arrest of two Edmontonians.The investigation, which was supported by the Daw...
Mar 31, 2021

Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
OTTAWA - Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention. The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at...
Mar 31, 2021

Canadians Conners and Henderson look to capitalize on past success this week
Canada's top two professional golfers are returning to tournaments this week where they were atop the leaderboard the last time they played in the event. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., won the Valer...
Mar 31, 2021

Low enrolment, funding leads to recommendation to close Woking School
The Board of Trustees of the Peace Wapiti Public School Division will be voting on whether or not to keep Woking School open at the end of April, as administration has recommended the school be closed...
Mar 31, 2021

PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory. The C...
Mar 31, 2021

Niger government confirms military coup attempt thwarted
NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's security forces thwarted an attempted military coup at the West African country's presidential palace overnight just two days before the newly elected president is to be sworn ...
Mar 31, 2021

Families reach $5.5-million settlement in lawsuit against Quebec long-term care home
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing families of a Montreal-area long-term care home devastated during the pandemic's first wave say they've reached a $5.5-million settlement with the facility's owners. A ...
Mar 31, 2021

Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks, Celeste lead race for UK's Brit Awards
LONDON - Singer-songwriters Dua Lipa, Arlo Parks and Celeste lead the competition for the Brit Awards, with a trio of nominations apiece for the U.K. music prizes. The three British women were nominat...
Mar 31, 2021