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Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital 'very likely' led to baby's death
MONTREAL - A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn't taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has co...
Nov 08, 2022
Local Grade 12 student to be recognized on Remembrance Day for nationally ranked poem
A 17-year-old from Grande Prairie will be receiving recognition for his poem wrote in memory of his great-grandfather Henry Thomas Allingham, who was a World War II veteran, this Remembrance Day. Alex...
Nov 08, 2022
Trump ally faces election defender in Arizona governor race
PHOENIX (AP) - The appeal of Donald Trump's movement will be put to the test Tuesday in the race for governor of Arizona, a crucial battleground state where the former president's allies have taken co...
Nov 08, 2022
Voters go to polls in by-election with Alberta Premier Smith seeking legislature seat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to find out today if she has a seat in the legislature.Smith is one of five candidates running in a by-election in the southern constituen...
Nov 08, 2022
Indigenous Veterans Day observed at Veterans Memorial Garden
The Veteran's Memorial Garden and Interpretive Centre held a ceremony today in Grande Prairie to honor Indigenous Veteran's Day.Multiple local figureheads spoke at the event, such as MP Chris Warkenti...
Nov 08, 2022
Taxing corporate share buybacks unlikely to boost investment in operations: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say the federal government's proposed corporate share buyback tax is unlikely to encourage companies to spend more on growing their operations. In last week's mid-year budget update, ...
Nov 08, 2022
Reconciliation a 'call to action to all of us,' Jody Wilson-Raybould says in new book
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says she wants people to see reconciliation as "a call to action to all of us." The former Independent member of Parliament and justice minister explores the topic in a n...
Nov 08, 2022
Canada Ravens women look to end Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note
The Canada Ravens look to end their Rugby League World Cup campaign on a winning note Wednesday against tournament debutant Brazil in Leeds, England. Having lost to Papua New Guinea (34-12) and Englan...
Nov 08, 2022
Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada's GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what i...
Nov 08, 2022
New Zealand prop Isaac Salmon returns for second season with the Toronto Arrows
TORONTO - Prop Isaac Salmon has re-signed with the Toronto Arrows for the 2023 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old from New Zealand was named the Arrows forward of the year in his debut 2022 se...
Nov 08, 2022