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Senators win third straight over Canadiens behind Stutzle's three-point effort
GANDER, N.L. - Tim Stutzle recorded a goal and two assists as the Ottawa Senators won their third consecutive game over the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday in pre-season action at the Steele Community...
Oct 06, 2022
Biden: Nuclear 'Armageddon' risk highest since '62 crisis
NEW YORK (AP) - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the risk of nuclear "Armageddon" is at the highest level since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, as Russian officials speak of the possibility of us...
Oct 06, 2022
Death toll from Hurricane Ian reaches triple digits
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The death toll from Hurricane Ian climbed into the triple digits on Thursday. The number of recorded storm-related deaths has risen to at least 101 in the eight days since the...
Oct 06, 2022
Yellowknife pub heads to trial to fight fine for breaking COVID-19 rules
YELLOWKNIFE - The owners of a Yellowknife pub headed to trial Thursday to fight a charge of violating Northwest Territories COVID-19 public health orders. Public health officers issued a ticket to The...
Oct 06, 2022
Hockey Nova Scotia will withhold registration fees from Hockey Canada
HALIFAX - Hockey Nova Scotia has "lost confidence" in Hockey Canada's leadership and is suspending the transfer of funds to the national organization. The provincial federation's board of directors vo...
Oct 06, 2022
Two absent Conservative MPs say they supported failed conscience rights bill
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs who were absent from a vote in the House of Commons on conscience rights say they supported the proposed legislation. Melissa Lantsman, one of the party's deputy leaders,...
Oct 06, 2022
Thousands raised for the hungry in local canola crop harvest
This year's 27th annual charity crop from central Alberta destined for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in Winnipeg to help feed hungry people across the world is now in the bin.Jack Siebenga, committee m...
Oct 06, 2022
New proposed arrangements with Alberta’s prosecutors and legal aid lawyers
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two groups of lawyers working in Alberta's criminal justice system are set to vote on potential new changes.The Government of Alberta has reached a tentative agreement with the Albert...
Oct 06, 2022
B.C. signs new climate agreement with California, Oregon and Washington
SAN FRANCISCO - British Columbia Premier John Horgan has signed a new climate pact with the governors of Washington, Oregon and California that includes investments in cross-border climate infrastruct...
Oct 06, 2022
Three central Alberta projects get portion of civil society funding's final batch
A number of central Alberta-based initiatives are receiving money from the latest round of civil society funding offered by the Government of Alberta.The province has chosen 41 successful applicants f...
Oct 06, 2022