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Heritage minister says Netflix, Disney should contribute more to Canadian culture
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture. In a debate in the Hous...
Feb 16, 2022

Alberta Beef Producers prepare for March AGM
Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) wrapped up their Producer Zone Meetings last week and are preparing for the 46 Annual General meeting the first week of March.ABP General Manager Brad Dubeau says overall,...
Feb 16, 2022

Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend
Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health ord...
Feb 16, 2022

Town of Blackfalds removes Restrictions Exemption Program
The Town of Blackfalds shared an official update on Wednesday regarding public centres and COVID-19 restrictions.In response to the Government of Alberta's announcement on Feb. 8, council approved rem...
Feb 16, 2022

WCPS engaging its school communities for annual Assurance Plan review
Planning is important in education, and listening to those who a plan most directly impacts is crucial.This is the essence of the living, and ever evolving document that makes up our Wolf Creek Public...
Feb 16, 2022

New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian
OTTAWA - A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American. About US$540,000 was...
Feb 16, 2022

Canada's Tyler Pasher scores to lead Houston past Toronto FC in MLS pre-season play
AUSTIN, Texas - A goal by Canadian Tyler Pasher, a former Toronto FC academy member, proved to be the difference Wednesday as Toronto lost 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo in MLS pre-season play. The game wa...
Feb 16, 2022

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sex assault case adjourned to late March
TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault case has been adjourned to late March. Nygard, 80, is charged with six counts of sexual assault and three counts of forcible confinement,...
Feb 16, 2022

Two premiers, 16 governors call for reinstatement of border exemptions for truck drivers
Provincial and state government leaders are calling on their respective federal governments to reinstate exemptions for international truck drivers.Addressed to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Presi...
Feb 16, 2022

Blockade at Coutts border crossing officially ends
The protest at the Coutts border crossing is over, but its impact will have lasting effects.The border is open in both directions again after more than two weeks of disruptions.Protesters originally b...
Feb 16, 2022