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Conservation groups want U.S. to pressure Canada to protect right whales
HALIFAX - The U.S. government is being urged to pressure Canada to do more to protect the endangered North American right whale population in order to avoid a ban on various Canadian seafood products....
Sep 20, 2019
Maddie Szeryk has a season's worth of lessons on Symetra Tour
Maddie Szeryk has learned a lot about herself and the sport of golf in her first full season as a professional player. The 23-year-old Szeryk made her Symetra Tour debut in March and has put together ...
Sep 20, 2019
Fossil fuels not among Scheer's targets to cut federal corporate handouts
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The world doesn't just need more Canada - it needs more Canadian oil, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Friday. As such, Scheer indicated fossil fuel subsidies, which the ...
Sep 20, 2019
A look at Canada's Pool B rivals at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
A look at Canada's Pool B rivals at the Rugby World Cup: Italy World Ranking: 14 Record against Canada: 7-2-0 Skinny: Canada came close to upsetting the Azzurri at the 2015 World Cup, losing 23...
Sep 20, 2019
Puck drops on NWJHL regular season Friday
The North West Junior Hockey League officially returns Friday night, as both the JDA Kings and Sexsmith Vipers open up at home to kickoff the 2019-2020 regular season.First, at the Crosslink County Sp...
Sep 20, 2019 A rematch of the 2019 Senator's Cup final will open the NWJHL regular season at the Crosslink County Sportsplex tonight between the Huskies and Kings (Photo: Jeromy Corrigan)
Brian Mulroney officially opens university institute in N.S. that bears his name
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney delivered an emotional speech at St. Francis Xavier University in central Nova Scotia on Wednesday as he took part in a ceremony to of...
Sep 20, 2019
Trump names hostage envoy O'Brien national security adviser
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Robert O'Brien, his chief hostage negotiator and an established figure in Republican policy circles, as his new national security adviser. O'Brie...
Sep 20, 2019
Conservatives will review business subsidies in effort to save $1.5 billion
HAMILTON - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer said Wednesday he will start to pay for his promised $9 billion in tax cuts and program spending by finding a way to cut $1.5 billion from annual subs...
Sep 20, 2019
GPFD investigating Thursday night fire in the city
A small fire broke out at the Courtyard Apartments Thursday evening, and the fire department and RCMP are looking into the root cause of it.The Grande Prairie Fire Department was called to the complex...
Sep 20, 2019
Defence lawyer awaiting information from Crown in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA - A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is still awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown. Heading into a hearing today, defence l...
Sep 20, 2019