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Shortage of rig workers could slow Canadian oilpatch recovery
CALGARY, AB. - Canadian energy contractors are facing a shortage of rig workers that could slow oilpatch recovery.Oil and gas companies are ramping up production to meet global energy demand as COVID-...
Oct 15, 2021
Investigation underway into cause of Ponoka plane crash
RCMP and Transport Canada are looking into the cause of a plane crash near Ponoka Thursday.On Oct. 14, at 3:28 p.m., Ponoka RCMP received a complaint of a plane crash at the Ponoka Airport. Upon arriv...
Oct 15, 2021
Russia says it pushed US destroyer from area near its waters
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's Defense Ministry said a Russian warship on Friday prevented a U.S. Navy destroyer from what it described as an attempt to intrude into Russia's territorial waters in the Sea of ...
Oct 15, 2021
Attorney: Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday, bringing some ...
Oct 15, 2021
Meaghan Mikkelson's Olympic hockey hopes ride on recovering knee
CALGARY - Meaghan Mikkelson doesn't dwell on timelines and deadlines. The 36-year-old from St. Albert, Alta., says she accepts what her recovering left knee can give her each day. When Mikkelson heads...
Oct 15, 2021
N.B. government employees ordered to stop making Indigenous land acknowledgments
FREDERICTON - Government employees in New Brunswick have been ordered to stop making territorial or title acknowledgments in reference to First Nations lands. In a memo issued Thursday to all governme...
Oct 15, 2021
Suicide attack on Shiite mosque in Afghanistan kills 37
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers in southern Afghanistan, killing at least 37 people and wounding more than 70, accor...
Oct 15, 2021
Reports: UK lawmaker stabbed while meeting constituents
LONDON (AP) - Police have been called to an incident in eastern England amid reports a lawmaker has been stabbed during a meeting with constituents. Sky News said Conservative lawmaker David Amess was...
Oct 15, 2021
Norway town grapples with loss of residents, sense of safety
KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) - Residents of a Norwegian town with a proud legacy of producing coins, weapons and silver grappled Friday with the horrible knowledge that someone living in their community use...
Oct 15, 2021
Trudeau to unveil new cabinet Oct. 26, Parliament to return Nov. 22
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will unveil on Oct. 26 the roster of cabinet ministers who will shepherd his government into a third mandate focused on finishing the fight against COVID-19 and ...
Oct 15, 2021