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Alberta RCMP officer in stable condition after knife attack
REDWATER, AB - A Redwater RCMP officer is recovering after receiving serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a knife attack at a home north of Edmonton.On February 7, 2023, just after 4:00 p.m., ...
Feb 10, 2023
Alberta NDP demands answers on premier's conversations with accused in COVID cases
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to divulge all her conversations relating to COVID-19 court cases after she acknowledged having contact with an accused before ...
Feb 10, 2023
Scotiabank adds name to chorus critical of UCP giving royalty credits for well cleanup
Alberta's United Conservative Party government is facing growing criticism over its plan to give oil companies a royalty credit for cleaning up their old wells.A royalty is the price Alberta charges a...
Feb 10, 2023
‘Huge concern’: Opposition says Alberta premier should come clean on campaign funding
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith should come clean on whether funding for her leadership campaign has influenced the agenda of her United Conservative Party government. En...
Feb 10, 2023
Province announces investment to build safer workplaces for youth
Alberta's government has announced it is providing $150,000 to deliver workplace safety training to high school students.The government says it is partnering with organizations like SafeGen to empower...
Feb 10, 2023
Canadian women slam Canada Soccer, citing 'significant cuts' to the program
The Canadian women's soccer team has slammed Canada Soccer, saying it is "outraged and deeply concerned with the news of significant cuts" to national team programs in 2023 as it prepares for the Worl...
Feb 10, 2023
B.C. Liberals say Eby's overdose strategy is too narrow, but he says he doesn't mind
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby says he doesn't mind being told his government's approach to the toxic drug and overdose crisis is too narrow and doomed to fail. At least it shows a consensus that m...
Feb 10, 2023
Nicaraguan judge sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years
MEXICO CITY (AP) - A Nicaraguan judge sentenced Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando lvarez to 26 years in prison Friday, one day after he refused to get on a flight to the United States with 222 other priso...
Feb 10, 2023
Tories, Bloc push for unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois and Conservatives are pushing for an unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act - one that a federal official warns could reduce English services in Quebec....
Feb 10, 2023
Sarah McLachlan, chef Matty Matheson among Canadians making cameos in Super Bowl ads
Canadian celebs Sarah McLachlan and Matty Matheson are among the stars appearing in Super Bowl TV ads set to air for U.S. viewers this weekend. Previews of some of the slick publicity stunts are alrea...
Feb 10, 2023