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Trudeau attends summit of French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical tumult
DJERBA, Tunisia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Africa for a gathering of French-speaking countries grappling with chaos in Haiti, soaring food prices and anxiety over the language's ro...
Nov 19, 2022
Brock Boeser scores twice as Vancouver Canucks down L.A. Kings 4-1
VANCOUVER - Brock Boeser broke his goalless drought in dramatic fashion Friday, scoring twice to lead the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 win over the L.A. Kings. Elias Pettersson also had a two-goal night...
Nov 18, 2022
Blue Jays decline to tender Tapia, Zimmer, Capra heading into 2023 off-season
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays declined to tender three players for the 2023 season, the team announced on Friday. Outfielders Raimel Tapia and Bradley Zimmer, as well as infielder Vinny Capra, are n...
Nov 18, 2022
Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...
Nov 18, 2022
First influenza deaths of 2022 reported in Alberta, including four-year-old
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Health is reporting several deaths related to influenza in the province.New data released on Thursday, November 17, 2022, shows six fatalities due to the virus.Health Minister J...
Nov 18, 2022
‘Bleakest of role models for women’: Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier
EDMONTON - A leader in Alberta's health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back. Tony Dagnone, in an open letter, says Smith's abusive, divisive rhetoric blended with her ``warpe...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith’s claim of Indigenous roots
EDMONTON - A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta Métis groups call for moratorium on constitution vote
Some Mtis groups in Alberta say they will not recognize a new Mtis constitution if it is approved.Voting is underway for what the Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) says is the largest ratification vote for...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta First Nations leaders against premier’s sovereignty plans
EDMONTON - All of Alberta's treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith's proposed sovereignty act. The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 all the province's treaties say in a statem...
Nov 18, 2022
Blue Bombers' receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith
REGINA - Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Ca...
Nov 18, 2022