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Here are the main points in the global biodiversity deal adopted at COP15 in Montreal
MONTREAL - Negotiators in Montreal have adopted a new agreement aimed at halting the destruction of nature and beginning to repair the damage. Here are six of the main commitments in the Kunming-Montr...
Dec 19, 2022
Goaltender Stuart Skinner signs three-year contract extension with Edmonton Oilers
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed goaltender Stuart Skinner to a three-year, US$7.8-million contract extension. The 24-year-old from Edmonton has a record of 9-8-0-1, a goals-against average ...
Dec 19, 2022
CRTC gets new chair with broadcasting regulator in spotlight over contentious bills
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has appointed the next head of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. Vicky Eatrides will serve as the broadcasting regulator's cha...
Dec 19, 2022
Ottawa to attempt confiscating Russian oligarch assets, a first in sanctions regime
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to target a Russian oligarch using a law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly say...
Dec 19, 2022
World Curling Federation extends competition ban on Russia, Belarus
PERTH, United Kingdom - The World Curling Federation has extended a ban on Russia and Belarus from its events through to the end of the 2022-23 season. Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February...
Dec 19, 2022
Red Deer mom joins province in calling on feds to raise threshold for recently announced housing affordability top-up
A Red Deer woman whose two adult sons receive Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) funding says they're unfairly missing out on a recent financial boost announced by the federal governme...
Dec 19, 2022
Diamond Valley to be Alberta’s newest town in 2023
DIAMOND VALLEY, AB - In the new year, two Southern Alberta towns will merge to become one. Starting January 1, 2023, Turner Valley and Black Diamond will officially amalgamate to become the new Town o...
Dec 19, 2022
UCP MLA introduces bill to make rodeo Alberta’s official sport
A UCP MLA has introduced a bill that would see rodeo named Alberta's official sportBill 205, the Official Sport of Alberta Act, was introduced by Camrose MLA Jackie Lovely.Lovely says, "Rodeo is near ...
Dec 19, 2022
'Freedom Convoy' protest voted The Canadian Press news story of the year
OTTAWA - The "Freedom Convoy" protest over COVID-19 health restrictions has been voted The Canadian Press news story of the year. The protest was by far the top pick in a vote by editors from newsroom...
Dec 19, 2022
Dutch leader apologizes for Netherlands' role in slave trade
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday on behalf of his government for the Netherlands' historical role in slavery and the slave trade, despite calls for him t...
Dec 19, 2022