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Idaho Supreme Court temporarily blocks new abortion law
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked a new state law that would ban abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and allow the law to be enforced through lawsuits....
Apr 08, 2022
Guilbeault asks Alberta minister Nixon to 'correct' column on emissions reduction
EDMONTON - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has written a letter to his Alberta counterpart to correct what he calls errors in Jason Nixon's recent newspaper column. Earlier this week, A...
Apr 08, 2022
Alberta releases plan for recovery of two threatened Caribou herds
The Alberta government has released recovery plans for two herds of threatened Caribou in the province's north.The plans for the Cold Lake and Bistcho Lake herds are intended to bring the amount of us...
Apr 08, 2022
Witness tells court police saw 'low' threat level for 2012 Quebec election shooting
MONTREAL - Police determined there was a low level of danger outside the Montreal venue on election night in 2012 where a gunman shot and killed a lighting technician, according to a retired provincia...
Apr 08, 2022
Province removes clean-shaven requirement for correctional peace officers
Alberta is ditching its requirement that people applying to become correctional peace officers be clean-shaven.The province says in a news release that applicants were required not to have facial hair...
Apr 08, 2022
On the road again: NBC's Premier League crew back in England
NBC Sports picked the perfect time to have its Premier League studio crew return to England for the first time in nearly three years. The team of Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle, Robbie Mustoe and Tim Howa...
Apr 08, 2022
Canada's premiers disappointed in lack of federal funds for struggling health systems
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers say they're disappointed the federal government didn't put forward a sustainable plan to financially shore up the country's ailing health systems in its newly tabled budget....
Apr 08, 2022
Automakers say federal budget not doing enough to hit new electric vehicle targets
OTTAWA - The Canadian auto industry says federal budget programs for electric vehicles and charging stations aren't enough to reach the government's ambitious new sales targets. The Liberals' new emis...
Apr 08, 2022
‘Which thing to build?’: Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta
A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project."Montem's currently i...
Apr 08, 2022
'Get used to it': Outbreaks give taste of living with virus
The U.S. is getting a first glimpse of what it's like to experience COVID-19 outbreaks during this new phase of living with the virus, and the roster of the newly infected is studded with stars. Cabin...
Apr 08, 2022