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Grande Prairie Museum set to host a lecture on the Treaty 8 signing
The Grande Prairie Museum, in partnership with the Peace Country Historical Society, is hosting a guest lecture on the first Treaty 8 signing on Thursday, September 14.It will take place at the museum...
Sep 09, 2023
UK police catch terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison
LONDON (AP) - A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was on the run four days before a mass...
Sep 09, 2023
Frustration, despair at Montreal airport amid road traffic woes
MONTREAL - The entrance to Montreal's airport rumbled with honks, groans and a few profanities on a recent afternoon as a herd of cars inched forward on the road leading to the terminals. The gridlock...
Sep 09, 2023
Canada, U.S. 'have to look after each other' on cybersecurity: Cyber Centre head
WASHINGTON - The man in charge of protecting Canadians from malicious hackers says it is vital for Canada and the United States to keep working closely together on cybersecurity. Sami Khoury, the head...
Sep 09, 2023
Foreign aid: Ottawa overhauling 'risk-averse' red tape for charities operating abroad
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada is reforming its bureaucratic system for funding foreign-aid initiatives in a bid to approve funding requests faster and eliminate multiple layers of red tape. Charities...
Sep 09, 2023
Conservatives to close Quebec City convention with votes on party policy
QUEBEC - Conservatives gathered in Quebec City will vote today on a series of changes to their policy handbook on the final day of a three-day convention. More than 2,500 delegates have been gathered ...
Sep 09, 2023
Trudeau arrives at G20 Summit as most powerful countries focus on Global South
NEW DELHI - The G20 has kicked off in New Delhi, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arriving alongside other leaders from the world's richest and powerful countries. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
Sep 09, 2023
Phyllis Ellis, Michael Woods among winners at Canadian Sport Awards
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Soccer Players Association, former field hockey player Phyllis Ellis and cyclist Michael Woods were honoured at the Canadian Sport Awards on Friday night. AthletesCAN named th...
Sep 08, 2023
Novak Djokovic will face Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final. It's a rematch from 2021
NEW YORK (AP) - Novak Djokovic limited big-serving Ben Shelton to five aces and broke him five times in their U.S. Open semifinal Friday. Djokovic pushed back when the 20-year-old unseeded American pr...
Sep 08, 2023
Daniil Medvedev ousts US Open defending champion Carlos Alcaraz to reach the final. Djokovic awaits
NEW YORK (AP) - Daniil Medvedev ended Carlos Alcaraz's reign as the U.S. Open champion by eliminating him in the semifinals 7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday night to set up a rematch in the final agai...
Sep 08, 2023