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Legislature returns for fall session Tuesday
EDMONTON, AB - The United Conservative Party is reconvening on Tuesday, and say they plan another productive session at the legislature.House Leader Jason Nixon spoke to media in Edmonton on Monday, s...
Oct 07, 2019 The Alberta Legislature
Cubs home opener dominated by brawls, ejections, penalties
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was clear on Sunday that neither the Medicine Hat Cubs nor the Coaldale Copperheads had forgotten how fierce their Highway 3 rivalry can be.Penalties on top of penalties highligh...
Oct 07, 2019 Photo courtesy of Scott Roblin
Scheer confident in campaign's vetting process despite candidate's LGBTQ slurs
NEWCASTLE, Ont. - On the last day of a difficult week on the campaign trail for Andrew Scheer, the Conservative leader visibly didn't want to talk about a B.C. candidate he fired the previou...
Oct 07, 2019
NDP commits to $1.8 billion for clean drinking water for Indigenous communities
GRASSY NARROWS, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised Saturday to do "whatever it takes" to ensure every Indigenous community has clean drinking water, saying the government should be able to find ...
Oct 07, 2019
May commits to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
COWICHAN BAY, B.C. - A Green government would create a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation, party leader Elizabeth Ma...
Oct 07, 2019
Mika Zibanejad, Anthony Mantha, Auston Matthews named NHL's three stars of week
New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad, Detroit Red Wings winger Anthony Mantha and Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews are the NHL's three stars for the week ending Sunday. Zibanejad, an Ottaw...
Oct 07, 2019
Trump's Syria withdrawal announcement draws GOP condemnation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's sudden decision to pull back U.S. troops from northern Syria drew quick, strong criticism Monday from some of his closest allies in Congress. It was condemned, to...
Oct 07, 2019
Scheer, Trudeau trade barbs ahead of debate, amid Ontario education unrest
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer called his Liberal rival Justin Trudeau "disgusting" Monday morning for trying to score political points on the backs of Ontario students. Trudeau fired back...
Oct 07, 2019
'Their silence speaks volumes': Indigenous issues largely absent from campaign
OTTAWA - When NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised clean water on First Nations reserves and the Greens' Elizabeth May pledged that a Green government would start dismantling the Indian Act, both on Satu...
Oct 07, 2019
First lady calls for end of e-cigarette marketing to youth
ARLINGTON, Va. - Melania Trump is calling on companies to stop marketing e-cigarettes to children, saying they're addictive and dangerous. The first lady - who has a 13-year-old son, Barron - says tee...
Oct 07, 2019