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Anti-pipeline protesters blocking access to Vancouver ports served with injunction
Anti-pipeline protesters were served Sunday with a court injunction ordering them to stop blocking access to four ports in the Vancouver area, marking the latest development in what has become a natio...
Feb 11, 2020

New Brunswick's John Williamson decides against running for Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Another potential contender for leadership of the federal Conservatives is backing away from the race. John Williamson, a member of Parliament from New Brunswick, says he won't enter the cont...
Feb 11, 2020

Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates
OTTAWA - Senior defence officials were warned that a fight with provinces and hospitals over soldiers' medical costs could mean "negative exposure" weeks before it erupted on the federal cam...
Feb 11, 2020

Ovintiv donation to help bring escape room to Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum
The Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum is going to have an escape room exhibit opening in September, to help bring in more visitors and offer a fun, interactive way to learn.Executive Director of the mu...
Feb 11, 2020 Ovintiv presents the Museum Board with a cheque, to be used to develop a new escape room exhibit

Storm begin home stand against Thunder looking to end eight game losing streak
The Grande Prairie Storm will be looking to right the ship, and avoid a season high nine game losing skid tonight when they host the Drayton Valley Thunder in the first of a double header at Revolutio...
Feb 11, 2020 Grande Prairie Storm Goaltender Kaeden Lane. Photo Credit: EverythingGP

Peterson wanting to put Alberta back in the PMO
Rick Peterson says he wants to ensure that Alberta and Western Canada are represented in the Prime Minister's Office once again.Peterson, who announced his intention to run for the Conservative Party ...
Feb 11, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

'Birds of Prey' flies low on Oscars weekend with tepid debut
LOS ANGELES - "Birds of Prey," the DC Comics' Harley Quinn spinoff, made a tepid debut in theatres over the weekend, opening in No. 1 but below expectations with $33.3 million domestically, according ...
Feb 11, 2020

Charity founded by disgraced cyclist announces relaunch plan
AUSTIN, Texas - The cancer charity whose yellow wristbands became a global brand under founder Lance Armstrong is seeking to reinvent itself, years after donations and revenues crashed along with the ...
Feb 11, 2020

Ontario family gets ready to say goodbye to toddler found dead with father
THORNHILL, Ont. - The family of a four-year-old girl found dead alongside her father at the bottom of an escarpment west of Toronto says they will get a chance to view her body today. P...
Feb 11, 2020

NewsAlert: CN Rail threatens to close network over blockades
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it will be forced to close "significant" parts of its Canadian network unless blockades impeding its rail lines are removed. More to come. Com...
Feb 11, 2020