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AP source: House to vote on censuring Gosar over video
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution to censure Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona for tweeting an animated video that depicted him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez...
Nov 16, 2021
Montreal mayor calls for federal action on gun violence after teen's shooting
MONTREAL - The "cowardly" shooting of a 16-year-old boy Sunday in Montreal is renewing calls for the government to do more about gun violence as authorities work to solve his murder. Thomas Trudel, 16...
Nov 16, 2021
Health minister says announcement coming on COVID-19 border measure changes
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 prevention measures at the Canadian border "very soon." The government has faced mounting pressu...
Nov 16, 2021
Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas ...
Nov 16, 2021
Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case
VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...
Nov 16, 2021
Kyle Clifford acquired by Toronto Maple Leafs in trade with St. Louis Blues
TORONTO - Forward Kyle Clifford was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday in exchange for future considerations. Clifford played two games with St. Louis t...
Nov 16, 2021
Abbotsford, B.C., mayor worries for community as rescuers overwhelmed by flooding
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Fast-rising water levels from a river in Washington state have overwhelmed rescuers in Abbotsford, B.C., where 1,100 homes have been evacuated, in a province where thousands of peop...
Nov 16, 2021
Town of Ponoka snow and ice control operations underway
With the arrival of icy winter conditions, Town of Ponoka snow and ice control crews are busy sanding and salting Town roadways throughout the community on Tuesday and clearing snow from drifted roadw...
Nov 16, 2021
Red Deer RCMP warn public of high risk offender
In the interest of public safety, Red Deer RCMP are issuing the following information and warning in regard to the release of Kasmier Francis Payou on Nov. 16, upon completion of his sentence, having ...
Nov 16, 2021
New ultra low cost carrier, Lynx Air, will launch from Calgary
CALGARY - Canada is getting a new airline.Startup carrier Lynx Air says it will launch a new service from its headquarters in Calgary.Lynx Air will be an ultra-low-cost carrier, offering stripped-down...
Nov 16, 2021