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CFL players take to social media during union's CBA talks with the league
TORONTO - After a quiet start to collective bargaining, the CFL Players' Association has put a public face on its contract talks with the CFL. This week, a number of CFLPA player reps, as well as exec...
Apr 21, 2022
Trudeau says new policy to ensure Inuit perspectives reflected in federal policies
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet ministers and Inuit leaders are looking today to finalize what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau describes as a potentially transformative policy for people in the North. The docu...
Apr 21, 2022
Barbie doll in likeness of Queen released to celebrate the monarch's Platinum Jubilee
A Barbie doll has been released in the likeness of Queen Elizabeth to commemorate her Platinum Jubilee. The Queen celebrated her 96th birthday Thursday and is marking 70 years of service as Britain's ...
Apr 21, 2022
AFPA, northern mayors pushing for better rail service for the forestry industry
The mayors of a half-dozen northern communities have signed a letter from the Alberta Forest Products Association to the Deputy Minister at Transport Canada talking about problems with rail service.Th...
Apr 21, 2022
Canada's Peterman and Gallant look for elusive world mixed doubles curling gold
After coming just short of world mixed doubles curling gold three years ago, Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman will soon get another chance to become the first Canadians to reach the top of the podiu...
Apr 21, 2022
‘Soap opera’: Alberta premier says he’s been too tolerant of open dissent
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says Albertans don't appreciate the intraparty fighting "soap opera" of his United Conservative government and, if anything, he has been too soft on public dissenters.K...
Apr 21, 2022
Canadian guard Andrew Nembhard declares for 2022 NBA Draft
Gonzaga University senior guard Andrew Nembhard is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft -- and this time he will go. The 22-year-old from Aurora, Ont., announced on social media Thursday his intention to ...
Apr 21, 2022
Crown wraps case at Quebec Halloween murder trial, defence to begin next week
QUEBEC - The Crown has wrapped its case in the trial of a 26-year-old man charged with using a sword to murder two people and injure five others on Halloween night 2020 in Quebec City's historic distr...
Apr 21, 2022
Florida Black lawmakers protest DeSantis' congressional map
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Black Florida lawmakers staged a sit-in on the House floor Thursday to protest a congressional map pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that they say will diminish the state...
Apr 21, 2022
Valleyview RCMP searching for two suspects following multiple copper wire thefts
The Valleyview RCMP say they're searching for two suspects in relation to multiple copper wire thefts from different oilfield sites in western Alberta, which has caused a significant amount of damage ...
Apr 21, 2022