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Dems move to make South Carolina, not Iowa, 1st voting state
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats voted Friday to remove Iowa as the leadoff state on the presidential nominating calendar and replace it with South Carolina starting in 2024, a dramatic shakeup championed ...
Dec 2, 2022
Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says
RICHMOND, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about ways to counter the "horrific" drug poisoning epidemic. Trudeau told a crowd in Richmo...
Dec 2, 2022
Federal NDP leader says Alberta sovereignty act 'a distraction' from real problems
CALGARY - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Alberta's proposed sovereignty act is undemocratic and an unwelcome distraction from the struggles residents of the province are facing. After a meeting...
Dec 2, 2022
Métis Nation of Alberta approves Constitution in largest ratification by an Indigenous Nation in Canadian History
EDMONTON, AB - Citizens of the Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) have overwhelmingly adopted a new Constitution.In a province-wide ratification vote held throughout the month of November, which included ma...
Dec 2, 2022
Early childhood educators to receive wage top-up in 2023
Early childhood educators (ECEs) are set to receive some additional support in the new year.The provincial government says it's focused on attracting more ECEs and keeping them in the childcare sector...
Dec 2, 2022
Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in the fatal shooting of rapper Takeoff, who was killed last month outside a bowling alley in Houston. Houston police announced Friday that Patrick Xavier Clark ...
Dec 2, 2022
Red Deer city council pushes for 14 staff increases in Emergency Services
Red Deer Emergency Services (RDES) may be getting 14 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees within the next two years. On the fourth day of the 2023-24 Capital and Operating budget deliberations, city c...
Dec 2, 2022
Pat Tabler leaves Sportsnet, ending 30-year caree as Blue Jays broadcaster
TORONTO - Pat Tabler's career as a key member of the Toronto Blue Jays' broadcast team is coming to an end after 30 years. Sportsnet announced his departure in a statement on Friday afternoon. Tabler ...
Dec 2, 2022
Redblacks officially name Bob Dyce as third head coach in franchise history
OTTAWA - Bob Dyce will return at the helm of Ottawa Redblacks next season after the CFL club officially named him as the third head coach in franchise history. The 56-year-old Winnipeg native took ove...
Dec 2, 2022
Inuit leader says he can't support bill creating national reconciliation council
OTTAWA - The president of a national Inuit organization says he cannot support federal legislation to create a national reconciliation council. The legislation which will create a board of directors t...
Dec 2, 2022