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Toews gets mandate letter
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says there will be legislation next month to re-index income tax brackets and benefit payments for seniors and people with disabilities. But Travis Toews says act...
Nov 15, 2022
Loewen gets mandate letter
EDMONTON - Alberta's new minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism says his focus will be on ensuring the province's parks are more accessible to people. Todd Loewen has just received his mandate letter...
Nov 15, 2022
Canada's Brooke Henderson plans to play in LPGA season finale despite injured back
NAPLES, Fla. - Canada's Brooke Henderson is planning to tough it out for the final event of the LPGA Tour season. Henderson offered no explanation when she withdrew from the Pelican Women's Championsh...
Nov 15, 2022
US Catholic bishops elect Timothy Broglio as new president
BALTIMORE (AP) - Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Cath...
Nov 15, 2022
Alberta premier says no school mask rules as viral cases rise
EDMONTON, AB - Premier Danielle Smith says she won't mandate masks in schools as Alberta fights a wave of viral illnesses sending thousands of students home sick and pushing hospital capacity to dange...
Nov 15, 2022
Ana Vitoria scores late goal to lift Brazil over Canada 2-1 in international friendly
SAO PAULO - Ana Vitoria scored in stoppage time to lift Brazil to a 2-1 win over Canada on Tuesday in an international friendly. Ashley Lawrence's penalty kick in the 60th minute had seemingly earned ...
Nov 15, 2022
Province says funding boost cuts industrial emissions
Provincial government officials say the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund is helping Alberta's industrial sector reduce emissions and stay competitive.Alberta's TIER system is ...
Nov 15, 2022
Mother of Canadian detained in Syria accuses of Ottawa of shirking duty to help
OTTAWA - The mother of a Canadian man being held in northeastern Syria accuses the federal government of doing "precisely nothing" to secure his release. Sally Lane is urging the Liberal government to...
Nov 15, 2022
Alberta Government commits $12 million to support Ukrainian refugee students
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced funding aimed at supporting Ukrainian students who are adjusting to their new lives in the province.Premier Danielle Smith says $12.3 million w...
Nov 15, 2022
Canada monitoring reports of Russian missiles hitting Poland: Anand
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says she is in contact with Polish authorities over reports that two people were killed when Russian missiles hit the NATO ally. Anand would only say that Canada ...
Nov 15, 2022