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Toughest sentence yet for any Capitol rioter: over 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Capitol rioter who attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 was sentenced Friday to more than five years behind bars, the most so far for any...
Dec 17, 2021
Market Watch: Dec. 17
Big Picture Markets Mixed as Investors Weigh Concerns Over Omicron Variant, Inflation After a strong showing last week, North American markets took a step back on Monday as fears over the Omicron vari...
Dec 17, 2021
Blood donations needed as holidays come and go
Canadian Blood Services needs you this holiday season.There is an immediate need for blood and plasma donations, as well as new registrants for the Stem Cell Registry.Across Canada, the service is loo...
Dec 17, 2021
Innisfail approves 2022 funding for Family and Community Support Services
Innisfail's town council approved the Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) 2022 funding recommendations at their meeting this week.FCSS offers programs aimed at community connection, support, ...
Dec 17, 2021
Red Deer County approves 2022 Capital and Operating budgets
Red Deer County council approved its 2022-2024 Operating and 2022-2026 Capital Budgets this week that highlight strategic priorities for the next three years. Key highlights of the budget include: Rur...
Dec 17, 2021
N.W.T. replaces Alberta curriculum for junior kindergarten to Grade 12 with B.C.’s
The Northwest Territories says it will no longer teach Alberta's curriculum in its schools.The territory says it has signed an agreement with British Columbia to teach its junior kindergarten to Grade...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021