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Premier and minister of transportation comment on B.C. port work stoppage
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen have issued a joint statement regarding the West Coast ports work stoppage.The BC Maritime Employers...
Nov 06, 2024
Alberta Legislature hosts service of remembrance
A public service of remembrance will take place on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. at the Alberta Legislature Building rotunda, hosted by the Honourable Nathan Cooper, speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...
Nov 06, 2024
B.C. court allows police to apply to dispose of evidence at serial killer's property
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court says it has jurisdiction to order the disposal of thousands of pieces of evidence seized from Robert Pickton's pig farm decades ago, whether it was used in his murde...
Nov 06, 2024
Republican Jen Kiggans keeps House seat in Virginia while 7th District race remains a close contest
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia's 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to ke...
Nov 06, 2024
A look at potential fresh faces around Premier David Eby's next B.C. cabinet table
British Columbia Premier David Eby's new cabinet will be sworn in on Nov. 18, and it will have to feature a significant number of new ministers after last month's election saw several incumbents defea...
Nov 06, 2024
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ottawa orders TikTok's Canadian arm to be dissolved
OTTAWA - The government says it's ordering the dissolution of TikTok Technology Canada, the Canadian arm of the app's owner ByteDance, after a national security review. It says the move will not block...
Nov 06, 2024
Kelly, Argos have shot at redemption in East Division final rematch with Alouettes
Chad Kelly and the Toronto Argonauts can flip the script versus the Montreal Alouettes. Toronto visits Montreal on Saturday in an East Division final rematch. Last year, the Alouettes forced nine turn...
Nov 06, 2024
Used to fast starts, stumbling Boston Bruins in unfamiliar territory
Jim Montgomery turned to his right and trudged down the tunnel towards the visitors locker room at Scotiabank Arena. The Bruins head coach and his players moved past the windows of the rink's exclusiv...
Nov 06, 2024
Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes...
Nov 06, 2024
Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi steps down to pursue other opportunities
TORONTO - Ahmed El-Awadi is stepping down as the chief executive officer of Swimming Canada. The governing body said Wednesday that El-Awadi is leaving to pursue other opportunities and spend more tim...
Nov 06, 2024