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Whitecaps return to CONCACAF Champions League seeking first win of 2023
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps had a knack for performing on the big stage last season. When the games mattered most, the club seemed to rise to the occasion, winning a series of do-or-die matchu...
Mar 7, 2023
Indigenous leaders stress need for consultation on federal firearms legislation
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee studying Liberal efforts to outlaw assault-style firearms is hearing criticism, as well as some measured support, from Indigenous leaders. Chief Jessica Lazare of...
Mar 7, 2023
Eby: Federal government needs to reform bail system 'now' to target repeat offenders
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the federal government needs to reform Canada's bail system now instead of simply talking about it. His comments come after federal Justice Minister David Lamet...
Mar 7, 2023
Province introduces Alberta Firearms Act
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has introduced new legislation aimed at strengthening Alberta's ability to regulate, administer, and advocate on behalf of firearms owners.If passed, the Alber...
Mar 7, 2023
Boundary changes made for Grade 9 Catholic students in Sexsmith
Beginning this fall, Grade 9 students that would have been attending St Mary's school in Sexsmith will have a different school to call home.Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools trustees have...
Mar 7, 2023
Snow removal continues in County of Grande Prairie neighbourhoods on Wednesday
County residential snow removal operations will continue on Wednesday as crews move into the Hamlet of La Glace, as well as the Wedgewood, Taylor Estates and Maple Ridge subdivisions.Residents are rem...
Mar 7, 2023
Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities
Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which...
Mar 7, 2023
No indication objects downed over Yukon, Lake Huron operated by foreign state: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says there is no indication the flying objects shot down over Yukon and Lake Huron last month were affiliated with a foreign country. But Anand says she won't oth...
Mar 7, 2023
Interim Alouettes president Mario Cecchini appointed as president of QMJHL
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has hired Mario Cecchini as its commissioner. Cecchini replaces Gilles Courteau, who stepped down from that post Sunday after 37 years. Howev...
Mar 7, 2023
A look at the players involved in federal efforts to address foreign interference
OTTAWA - Canada's major political parties have accepted the results of the 2019 and 2021 election and a panel of bureaucrats has determined both elections remained free and fair, an assessment that na...
Mar 7, 2023