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Alberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting suggestions she made a mistake when she introduced a bill that gave her and her cabinet sweeping power to rewrite laws outside the legislative pr...
Dec 06, 2022
Alberta secures five million bottles of children’s pain medication
For months, parents and caregivers have faced a shortage in children's pain and fever medication, not only in Alberta but across Canada.The Government of Alberta addressed the shortage on Tuesday, Dec...
Dec 06, 2022
Peace region residents and officials receive QE II Platinum Jubilee medals
A long list of Peace region residents is to receive the Platinum Jubilee medals. These are for the late Queen Elizabeth II's 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne as Queen of Canada.Life mem...
Dec 06, 2022
Military faces calls to return general to duty after sexual assault acquittal
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to return Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin to duty after the senior officer, who previously oversaw the Canada's COVID-19 vaccine rollout, was acquitted of sexu...
Dec 06, 2022
No legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court
OTTAWA - A government lawyer is telling a Federal Court hearing that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps. Family members of 23 deta...
Dec 06, 2022
DOJ subpoenas state election officials for Trump documents
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed officials in Wisconsin, Michigan and Arizona, asking for communications with or involving former President Donald Trump, his campaign aid...
Dec 06, 2022
Daughters of murder victim call on feds to act in light of Winnipeg killings
OTTAWA - The daughters of an Indigenous woman police believe to have been the victim of a serial killer were on Parliament Hill this morning, calling on the federal government to take action. Police b...
Dec 06, 2022
Morocco beats Spain on penalties to advance at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - Morocco advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time, beating Spain 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday. Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets missed t...
Dec 06, 2022
Ronaldo benched for World Cup match against Switzerland
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo isn't in the starting lineup for Portugal's match against Switzerland on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The move came a day after his coach express...
Dec 06, 2022
Ronaldo benched for World Cup match against Switzerland
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo isn't in the starting lineup for Portugal's match against Switzerland on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the World Cup. The move came a day after his coach express...
Dec 06, 2022