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Alberta Election: Where the leaders are on April 4
The leaders of four Alberta political parties are to face off tonight in a debate to be broadcast around the province.The New Democrats' Rachel Notley, the United Conservatives' Jason Kenney, the Albe...
Apr 4, 2019
Trudeau says Wilson-Raybould, Philpott no longer Liberal caucus members
OTTAWA - Liberals are hoping to cauterize the SNC-Lavalin affair with the expulsions of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the governing party's fold. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced ...
Apr 4, 2019
Trudeau says Wilson-Raybould, Philpott no longer Liberal caucus members
OTTAWA - Liberals are hoping to cauterize the SNC-Lavalin affair with the expulsions of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the governing party's fold. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced ...
Apr 4, 2019
Ottawa considers approval of B.C. methane rules called 'weak' in report
The federal government has proposed accepting British Columbia's rules to cut methane emissions that cause climate change despite an independent report that says the regulations would be weaker t...
Apr 4, 2019
Cost of giving ill workers extra EI sickness benefits? $1.1 billion, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary spending watchdog says covering benefits for people who are too sick to work for up to a year would cost the federal government $1 billion more than its current program. As ...
Apr 4, 2019
Kings begin provincials with noble clash against Royals
The JDA Kings will begin their quest for a Provincial crown this afternoon as they kick off the four-day tournament in Wetaskiwin.It has been 12 days since the Kings were on the ice for the North West...
Apr 4, 2019
Canada's failure to fight climate change 'disturbing,' environment watchdog says
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change. Gelfand delivered her final audits Tuesday before her five-year term expires, looking at ...
Apr 4, 2019
Who cleans up? No requirements to fix environmental impacts from mining: auditor
Ottawa is keeping appropriate track of how Canada's mining industry releases effluent into the country's waterways, but nobody's responsible for fixing problems when they are discovered, says the...
Apr 4, 2019
Area residents wake up to snow on Thursday
Residents of the Peace Country have been greeted by a fresh layer of snow this morning, after several weeks of warm, spring like temperatures.Environment Canada is calling for about 2 cm to fall, befo...
Apr 4, 2019
Lithuanian man flies alone on commercial plane to Italy
VILNIUS, Lithuania - A Lithuanian man flying to Italy got a pleasant surprise when he boarded the plane: He was the only passenger on the Boeing 737-800. Skirmantas Strimaitis, who was flying from cap...
Apr 4, 2019