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Hurricane Otis rapidly grows into Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast heading for Acapulco
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) - Hurricane Otis strengthened from a tropical storm to a dangerous Category 4 hurricane in a matter of hours Tuesday as it approached Mexico's southern Pacific coast, where it wa...
Oct 24, 2023
B.C. helicopter lands safely after being hit by lightning, Helijet says
VICTORIA - A commercial helicopter with 14 people on board landed safely in Victoria Tuesday after it was hit by lightning. Rick Hill, the vice-president of Helijet, says aircraft was at approximately...
Oct 24, 2023
CPKC Holiday Train reveals 2023 schedule
The CPKC Holiday Train (formerly the CP Holiday Train) is back once again.The train rolls through central Alberta in December.Schedule (more details here)December 7 *Band: Anyway GangCamrose 1:05-1:45...
Oct 24, 2023
Doctor brings palliative care experience to Red Deer
Palliative care access in Red Deer is being bolstered with the hiring of a newly recruited physician.Dr. Stephen Yam is now practising out of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, serving as palliati...
Oct 24, 2023
Federal government investing $15 million into protecting national parks
OTTAWA, ON - The federal government is contributing $15 million into protecting national parks, including one in Alberta.On October 24, 2023, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeau...
Oct 24, 2023
Virtual town hall to focus on coal mining in southwestern Alberta
The Alberta NDP said it wants to hear from Albertans on potential new mining activities.The party is set to hold an online town hall meeting where members will present participants with information ab...
Oct 24, 2023
Alberta NDP says renewable energy windfall should benefit consumers, industry
EDMONTON, AB. - Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is calling for the provincial government to use a nearly $300-million windfall from renewable energy contracts to help ease high consumer power bills ...
Oct 24, 2023
World Rugby announces sweeping competition changes to global calendar
World Rugby has announced sweeping changes to its international calendar, moves that formalize the gap between Tier 1 and 2 nations but assure Canada of regular matches. The world governing body also ...
Oct 24, 2023
Quebec anti-corruption police note proliferation of small-scale schemes
Quebec's anti-corruption police force says although the scandals that defined the province's construction industry in the last decade have subsided, corrupt activities have sprouted on a smaller scale...
Oct 24, 2023
Canadian star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil wins fourth gold at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Star swimmer Maggie Mac Neil picked up her fourth gold medal at the Pan Am Games as Canada continued its medal haul in the pool Tuesday. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished her Gam...
Oct 24, 2023