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Death toll rises to five in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, as cases almost double
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the death toll has risen to five in a salmonella outbreak linked to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes. It says 129 people have been confirmed with s...
Dec 07, 2023
National Chief Woodhouse thanks family, teachings for getting her to top job
Cindy Woodhouse, the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, says her relatives were her role models. The 40-year-old mother of three has said she grew up hearing the Anishinaabe language...
Dec 07, 2023
Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Wednesday for what's believed to be more money than the PGA Tour's entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as t...
Dec 07, 2023
Jon Rahm bolts for LIV Golf in a stunning blow to the PGA Tour
Masters champion Jon Rahm bolted for Saudi-funded LIV Golf on Wednesday for what's believed to be more money than the PGA Tour's entire prize fund, a stunning blow that deepens the divide in golf as t...
Dec 07, 2023
That’s a wrap, fall session of Alberta legislature adjourns
The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature is in the books. Politicians wrapped up the sitting this week, passing nine bills, including a bill mandating a referendum be held before the province proce...
Dec 07, 2023
Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson split matches at World Beach Pro Tour finals
DOHA, Qatar - Toronto's Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson split their matches Thursday at the World Beach Pro Tour finals. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson opened with a 2-1 (21-14, 16-21, 15-1...
Dec 07, 2023
New AFN chief 'absolutely' supports Ontario chiefs in push for carbon price review
OTTAWA - The incoming leader of the Assembly of First Nations says she'll back demands by chiefs in Ontario for a judicial review of Canada's carbon price. Cindy Woodhouse, a former regional chief fro...
Dec 07, 2023
Preliminary hearing scheduled in central Alberta homicide
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man accused in a central Alberta homicide this spring.Boyd Wade Beaverbones, 26, a resident of the O'Chiese First Nation, is scheduled for a preliminary ...
Dec 07, 2023
Liberals hike income requirement for foreign students, targeting 'puppy mill' schools
Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday. He also threatened to cap visas in pro...
Dec 07, 2023
US Sen. Kevin Cramer's son charged with manslaughter in crash killed North Dakota sheriff's deputy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The 42-year-old son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota she...
Dec 07, 2023