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PBO forecasts slower growth and deeper federal deficits
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog warns that rougher economic waters will mean a deeper federal deficit, with no certainty on how much deeper. In a report Thursday, the parliamentary budget office...
Nov 16, 2019
Catalan poet Joan Margarit wins Spain’s Cervantes Prize
MADRID - Spain's government announced Thursday that Catalan poet Joan Margarit won the 2019 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honour. Margarit, who is also an architect, h...
Nov 16, 2019
Sod turning for new cannabis, hemp and agri-food facility takes place in Taber
TABER, AB - It was a special day in Taber on Friday as officials held a sod turning for the Grasslands Taber Cooperative's (GLTC) Premium Park project.The plan marks the development of what's describe...
Nov 16, 2019 Officials at the sod turning in Taber on November 15, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)
One-time Liberal senators rename themselves the Progressive Senate Group
OTTAWA - The last group of former Liberal senators in Parliament's upper chamber are rebranding themselves as the Progressive Senate Group. The nine senators say they have adopted the new name to...
Nov 16, 2019
Supreme Court sides with naturopath in manslaughter, negligence case
OTTAWA - A Quebec naturopath is not guilty of manslaughter or criminal negligence in the death of a patient, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Roger Matern, an 84-year-old with heart di...
Nov 16, 2019
Third period sinks Storm in loss to Wolverines
The Whitecourt Wolverines broke open a tight game with three goals in the final six minutes of the third period to pull out a 5-1 win over the visiting Grande Prairie Storm on Friday night. Ethan Gree...
Nov 16, 2019 Photo courtesy EverythingGP
Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady dies unexpectedly
DES MOINES, Iowa - The family of Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Cady says he has died of a heart attack at age 66. Cady's family says in a statement posted on the court's website that he died u...
Nov 16, 2019
Canucks take over third in NWJHL after win over Flyers
The Dawson Creek Junior Canucks scored three times in each the first and second period en route to a 7-5 win over the Fairview Flyers on Friday night. Mason McLeod and Dustin Bahm each scored twice fo...
Nov 16, 2019 Photo courtesy EverythingGP
GPRC Basketball teams earn first wins of the season
The monkey is off the back of both the GPRC men's and women's basketball teams, as both teams picked up their first win of the season on Friday night. The men got 25 points from Liam O'Hallahan and 14...
Nov 16, 2019 photo courtesy GPRC Wolves Facebook page
Longtime French striker Thierry Henry named head coach of Montreal Impact
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact named French soccer legend Thierry Henry as head coach of the Major League Soccer team on Thursday, signing the former striker to a two-year contract with an o...
Nov 16, 2019