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Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases recalled due to potential botulism threat
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling several Kopi Thyme brand sauces and soup bases due to the potential growth of bacteria that causes botulism. The recall applies to products so...
Dec 08, 2023

CSIS boss apologizes for response to rape claim, revamps anti-harassment plans
VANCOUVER - Canada's spy chief has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment allegations in the agency's British Columbia office. In a town hall this week, David Vigneault told Canad...
Dec 08, 2023

FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup takes over Commonwealth
Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton is playing host to the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup on Friday, December 8, and Saturday, December 9.Snowboarders from around the world, have come to compete and rid...
Dec 08, 2023

Quebec man arrested in killing of child at home daycare northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A 34-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of a toddler who was found seriously injured at a home daycare this week northeast of Montreal. Quebec provincial police say...
Dec 08, 2023

Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at US border for 8 years
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A federal judge on Friday prohibited the separation of families at the border for purposes of deterring immigration for eight years, preemptively blocking resumption of a lightning-ro...
Dec 08, 2023

McDonald's locations in Red Deer & Lacombe collecting items for Red Deer Food Bank
UPDATE - Dec. 29, 2023The initiative reported on below raised over $6,400.(Supplied)ORIGINAL - Dec. 8, 2023Red Deer and Lacombe McDonald's locations are part of a nationwide Season of Giving Food Driv...
Dec 08, 2023

Saskatchewan's methane emissions underestimated, rate of releases high: research
New research suggests Saskatchewan's oilpatch emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America. Matt Johnson of Carleton University's Energy and Emissions Rese...
Dec 08, 2023

Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) - A teenager was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing four students, wounding more and terrorizing Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021. A judge rejected pleas for a sho...
Dec 08, 2023

US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States vetoed a United Nations resolution Friday backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cea...
Dec 08, 2023

Defending champion Baird squeaks through Big Air qualifying in Edmonton
EDMONTON - Canadian rider Jasmine Baird will have the chance to defend her FIS Big Air Snowboard title at Commonwealth Stadium. But she had to sweat out a nervous qualifying process first. Baird, who ...
Dec 08, 2023