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Ottawa sets aside $3B for out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people
OTTAWA - The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside $3 billion in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people. The government is also seeking $1.5 billion to ...
Nov 17, 2022
Military bans uniforms from civilian trials following Fortin criticism
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being banned from wearing their military uniforms during civilian trials. The Armed Forces issued an order to that effect today, saying the ban will t...
Nov 17, 2022
Lacombe's Denike Block officially designated as Municipal Historic Resource
Lacombe city council has passed a bylaw, which officially designates the building known as the Denike Block (5012 50 Avenue) as a Municipal Historic Resource under the Province of Alberta Historical R...
Nov 17, 2022
'Exciting time': Nunavut's historic land use plan heads into final public hearings
IQALUIT, Nunavut - One of the final steps in a 15-year-long process to formally guide how, where and when land and water can be used in Nunavut is underway, with the last in a series of public hearing...
Nov 17, 2022
Pelosi won't seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Demo...
Nov 17, 2022
Next-level opposition awaits Canada's World Cup team in Qatar
Canada turned heads in topping the final round of World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region. Now comes a string of next-level tests at the World Cup, starting with No. 2 Belgium. The Canadian men ar...
Nov 17, 2022
Canadian woman fears father is in Chinese custody for speaking out on human rights
OTTAWA - The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to reveal her father's whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada. There has ...
Nov 17, 2022
Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s road to the Alberta Bowl continues this weekend
The following are the semi-final draws for the 2022 ASAA Provincial High School Football Playoffs that will lead up to the thirteenth Alberta Bowl. The times and locations are included as well as the ...
Nov 17, 2022
Canada aims for respect in talks with China even as relations difficult: Ng
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada will maintain a respectful dialogue with China even as she warns that Canada's biggest trading partner in Asia has changed. Ng's comments come...
Nov 17, 2022
3 US Customs agents shot, wounded off coast of Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents have been wounded after exchanging gunfire with people "on board a suspected smuggling vessel" off the coast of Puerto Rico, officials...
Nov 17, 2022