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Christmas Harbour HO HO cancelled
Unfortunately, we have to cancel our annual Christmas Harbour HO HO! In our last newsletter, we invited you to join us on December 8th but due to a flu outbreak, we can't celebrate with you in person ...
Dec 07, 2022

Volunteer network arranging gifts for Alberta seniors
A group called Communities of Alberta Networking (CAN) is hoping Albertans will help spread some holiday cheer to local seniors this festive season.Started in Onoway three years ago, the group is stea...
Dec 07, 2022

Mint issues black-ringed toonie in memory of Queen Elizabeth II
The Royal Canadian Mint is issuing a new black-ringed toonie to honour Queen Elizabeth II. The mint says the coin's black outer ring is intended to evoke a "mourning armband" to honour the queen, who ...
Dec 07, 2022

Duke Energy: All equipment damaged in NC shooting now fixed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke Energy said Wednesday that it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged when it was shot up and that it expects power to be fully restored by the evening. In a st...
Dec 07, 2022

Watchdog finds many failures before Whitey Bulger's killing
WASHINGTON (AP) - A series of missteps by federal Bureau of Prisons officials preceded the October 2018 beating death of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, the Justice Department's inspe...
Dec 07, 2022

Canada commits $800 million to support Indigenous-led conservation projects
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $800 million to support four major Indigenous-led conservation projects across the country covering nearly one mil...
Dec 07, 2022

Visa issues exclude Indigenous voices from COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal
OTTAWA - The COP15 conference on biodiversity loss is underway in Montreal, but hundreds of delegates from developing countries are missing out due to visa issues. This past summer, Immigration, Refug...
Dec 07, 2022

Bob Rae heads to Haiti in attempt at political consensus, amid possible intervention
OTTAWA - Canada is trying to dislodge a political impasse in Haiti by sending one of its top diplomats to that country. Bob Rae, Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, starts an in-person push for...
Dec 07, 2022

Study finds that Canadian girls and their parents want a better, safer sport system
Participation rates of girls in Canadian sport have returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent study, despite fears that one in four would not return post-COVID. That's the good news. The ...
Dec 07, 2022

Indonesia releases bombmaker in Bali attacks on parole
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - A bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people was released from an Indonesian prison on parole Wednesday after serving half his 20-year sentence, despite the op...
Dec 07, 2022