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Market Watch: December 15
This week's highlightsFollowing long awaited Fed pivot global markets gap higherBonds rally as end of monetary policy tightening appears on the horizonCanadians are paying highest portion of disposabl...
Dec 15, 2023

Maple Leaf flying at Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
It was Canada Night. And Captain Canada did what he has done so often at the WNFR over the last four years. Zeke Thurston was one of three men to split the eighth round with 87.5 points, each of them ...
Dec 15, 2023

Province says replacement for MSI funding for municipalities will start in 2024
The provincial government says its Local Government Fiscal Framework (LGFF) will launch in the new year.The province says this will provide Alberta Municipalities with "stable, predictable and sustain...
Dec 15, 2023

Province increases supports for vulnerable Albertans
The Government of Alberta is increasing financial benefits for people who depend on Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH), Income Support and the Alberta Seniors Benefit, in order to keep...
Dec 15, 2023

Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign offensive linemen Brandon Kemp, Jakub Szott
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have re-signed offensive linemen Brandon Kemp and Jakub Szott, the team announced Friday. Kemp, a 26-year-old from Atlanta, started in 10 games for the Ticats this y...
Dec 15, 2023

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
WASHINGTON (AP) - A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended thei...
Dec 15, 2023

After 6 years together, Angels move on from Shohei Ohtani's departure for the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Shohei Ohtani decided to move 30 miles up the I-5 freeway to the Dodgers, he left several massive holes in the Los Angeles Angels. In the heart of their lineup. At the top of t...
Dec 15, 2023

Pentagon has ordered a US aircraft carrier to remain in the Mediterranean near Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-c...
Dec 15, 2023

Boudreau named head coach for Canada's Spengler Cup squad
CALGARY - Veteran NHL coach Bruce Boudreau will make his international coaching debut as Canada's bench boss for the upcoming Spengler Cup. Hockey Canada made the announcement on Friday. Larry Mitchel...
Dec 15, 2023

Eustaquio diplomatically disagrees with Herdman's assessment of Canadian men
Canada midfielder Stephen Eustaquio says he did not see any of the selfishness in the national team that former coach John Herdman referenced in a podcast earlier in the week. With the players boycott...
Dec 15, 2023