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Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'
OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...
Apr 26, 2022
Envoy Bob Rae condemns UN Security Council veto after historic General Assembly vote
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, denounced as undemocratic the Security Council's veto power as the General Assembly voted to subject the world's most powerful body to ...
Apr 26, 2022
Canada draws powerhouses Spain, Serbia for 2022 Davis Cup Finals
MLAGA, Spain - Canada's men's tennis team has been drawn into a group with powerhouses Spain and Serbia for the upcoming Davis Cup Finals. Canada's group, which also includes South Korea, will play a ...
Apr 26, 2022
NDP presents plan to fast-track utility rebates to Albertans
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley presented a plan on Monday that she says will help to get the UCP's utility rebates into Albertans' pockets faster."Utility bills are creating real hardships for Alber...
Apr 26, 2022
Province announces funding to improve community facilities across Alberta
Alberta's government says it is investing $4.5 million to upgrade or build 84 public-use facilities in communities across the provinceThe Community Facility Enhancement Program provides matching fundi...
Apr 26, 2022
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases re...
Apr 26, 2022
Lacombe Police briefs: April 26, 2022
Lacombe Police Service is seeking information about a break and enter which allegedly took place in the early morning hours of April 25.It was just after 4:30 a.m. when members responded to a report o...
Apr 26, 2022
'Competing interests': Liberals raise security concerns with Emergencies Act review
OTTAWA - A senior Liberal minister says the government has "two competing interests" when it comes to sharing information about its use of the Emergencies Act: transparency and protecting national sec...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
Hydrogen Week: Celebrating a clean energy future
Alberta's Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, Dale Nally, has declared April 25-29 as Hydrogen Week in Alberta.Government officials say hydrogen represents the next great opportunity fo...
Apr 26, 2022