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Quebec Press Council upholds complaint over question to Blanchet at leaders debate
MONTREAL - The Quebec Press Council has upheld a complaint regarding a question the moderator asked Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet during the English-language federal leaders debate last ye...
Dec 06, 2022
Winnipeg police defend decision to not search landfill for women's remains
Winnipeg police have released more details of their decision to not search a landfill for the remains of two Indigenous women believed to have been the victims of a serial killer. Police believe the r...
Dec 06, 2022
Ronaldo-less Portugal beats Switzerland 6-1 at World Cup
LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) - With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, the superstar striker's replacement scored a hat trick to lead Portugal over Switzerland 6-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. ...
Dec 06, 2022
RDP hosting World Human Rights Day event on Dec. 7
Red Deer is hosting a World Human Rights Day event, this Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Red Deer Polytechnic's Margaret Parsons Theatre.The event runs from 7-9 p.m. and will feature a panel of speakers and fur...
Dec 06, 2022
Argentine VP Cristina Fernández guilty, 6 years for fraud
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernndez de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud...
Dec 06, 2022
Eby's new B.C. cabinet builds speculation about early election call, says expert
VICTORIA - Political pundits are expecting Premier David Eby to appoint new cabinet ministers who have fire in their bellies for the challenging jobs ahead, and the possibility of an early election ca...
Dec 06, 2022
Search Committee Recommends Alberta’s 10th Ombudsman and Third Public Interest Commissioner
The Alberta government says the Select Special Ombudsman and Public Interest Commissioner Search Committee is recommending the appointment of Kevin Brezinski as Alberta's 10th Ombudsman and third Publ...
Dec 06, 2022
Hakimi's 'Panenka' penalty advances Morocco at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) - The sheer audacity. The simple execution. And then ... delirium. Achraf Hakimi converted the decisive spot kick for Morocco with a little dink of a shot known as a "Panenka" in...
Dec 06, 2022
Poland says it will accept German Patriot air defense system
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's defense minister said Tuesday that his country will accept a Patriot missile defense system which Germany offered to deploy to Poland last month. The German offer was ma...
Dec 06, 2022
Kamloops, B.C., company slays industry giants to win acoustic guitar of the year
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A small guitar company from Kamloops, B.C., has triumphed over industry giants to have one of its models named acoustic guitar of the year. Riversong Guitars and its River Pacific des...
Dec 06, 2022