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Aggressive play a double-edged sword for Toronto Raptors
Coming into the new season the Toronto Raptors emphasized that they were going to play hard, fast, aggressive basketball. Nine games in, that style of play has become a double-edged sword for Toronto....
Nov 07, 2024
Rural Municipalities of Alberta elect new leadership team at Fall Convention
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) has elected a new president, vice-president, and board of directors to advance its mission and advocate for rural communities. The title of president has been...
Nov 07, 2024
Minister Loewen travelling to Japan to promote Alberta forestry trade and investment
Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen will be travelling to Japan with a delegation of forest companies on Nov. 8, in an effort to expand market opportunities for Alberta's forestry products.Prov...
Nov 07, 2024
Joly says Canada's immigration plan stands in face of Trump deportation threats
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada will stand firm on its plan to rein in the number of newcomers entering the country, despite concerns that Donald Trump's re-election could sp...
Nov 07, 2024
Reporter accused of being Russian spy tells MPs they fell for disinformation
OTTAWA - A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused of being a Russian asset by a former cabinet minister says it is the "height of irony" that a committee studying disinformation has fallen ...
Nov 07, 2024
Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently to deal with Trump's second term
OTTAWA - Donald Trump's mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White Hou...
Nov 07, 2024
RMA skeptical about reporting oil and gas companies for unpaid municipal taxes
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is asking rural municipalities to send letters naming oil and gas companies that aren't paying their property taxes, but one rural leader says there's no hope for enf...
Nov 07, 2024
Province changes trapping regulations, wilderness group reacts
EDMONTON - Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister Todd Loewen says the decision to lift limits on trapping for animals like wolverines is being done to get more data on what to do with them. Until recent...
Nov 07, 2024
Alouettes hope Argos QB Chad Kelly relives nightmares in East final
MONTREAL - Chad Kelly had a game - and performance - to forget 12 months ago. The Montreal Alouettes are hoping the Toronto Argonauts quarterback lives a similar nightmare this week. Montreal hosts th...
Nov 07, 2024
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania's pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world's largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tues...
Nov 07, 2024