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Eby says it's not him blocking Smith's oil pipeline, it's lack of money and proponent
British Columbia Premier David Eby says it's not him standing in the way of Alberta counterpart Danielle Smith's longed-for oil pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s north coast - it's that there's no propo...
Jun 09, 2025
Pentagon deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, officials said, as California prepared to sue Presid...
Jun 09, 2025
RDP welding apprentice wins gold at 2025 Skills Canada Nationals
Red Deer Polytechnic apprentices represented the institution well at the 2025 Skills Canada National competition.From May 29-30 in Regina, Sask., RDP welding apprentice Lucas Stang won gold and Adam M...
Jun 09, 2025
Oklahoma judge stays execution of a man set to receive lethal injection this week
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma judge granted a temporary stay of execution Monday to a man whose transfer to death row was expedited by the Trump administration and who was scheduled to receive a le...
Jun 09, 2025
Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
MONTRAL - Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octo...
Jun 09, 2025
Fugitive's girlfriend charged with aiding breakout at New Orleans jail where she once worked
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Authorities arrested a former New Orleans jail employee on Monday and accused her of aiding in the 10-inmate breakout at the facility last month, which included an escape by her boy...
Jun 09, 2025
Quebec to invest $10M in company developing Canadian-made satellite launch technology
MONTREAL - Quebec premier Franois Legault says the province will invest $10 million in a Montreal-area company that is developing a system to launch small satellites into space. Legault announced the ...
Jun 09, 2025
Quebec government scraps gasoline floor price to boost competition
MONTREAL - Quebec has abolished its floor price on gasoline in a bid to bring down costs at the pump. The Quebec government announced the measure in April after the federal government scrapped the con...
Jun 09, 2025
California union leader David Huerta is released from custody on $50K bond
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California union leader David Huerta has been released from federal custody on a $50,000 bond. Huerta was arrested Friday while protesting immigration raids in Los Angeles. He's the...
Jun 09, 2025
Stalemate between Canada Post and workers drags on as union demands feds stay out
GATINEAU - Canada Post says it has failed to make progress in recent talks with the union representing 55,000 postal workers as an increasingly acrimonious impasse drags on. The Crown corporation says...
Jun 09, 2025