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Sports on TV joins turkey, parade as holiday traditions
NEW YORK (AP) - Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend. Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones,...
Nov 30, 2022
Natural gas pipeline expansion in southern Alberta approved
LUNDBRECK, AB - Construction on three new sections of pipeline in the southwest Alberta region is set to get underway next year.The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has approved the NOVA Gas Transmission...
Nov 30, 2022
China accused of 'regularly' intercepting Canadian military aircraft
OTTAWA - China is being accused of having "regularly" intercepted a Canadian military aircraft tasked with enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea. The Department of National Defence says the inter...
Nov 30, 2022
Economy and identity: Quebec premier delivers inaugural speech of 43rd legislature
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his focus for the next four years will be to reverse the decline of French in Montreal and to expand Quebec's economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legau...
Nov 30, 2022
Senate motion to strip 'Honourable' title could affect at least two former senators
OTTAWA - At least two former senators could be stripped of the title of "Honourable" following a motion the upper chamber passed Tuesday. Former senator Don Meredith, who is facing criminal charges fo...
Nov 30, 2022
Police say stolen property reports on the rise
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Police say there has been an increase in stolen property reported over the past week and are highlighting three specific instances each involving trailers or a pickup truck.Accordin...
Nov 30, 2022
Coroner refuses Montreal family's request for new investigation into woman's ER death
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has rejected a request by a Montreal family for a new investigation into the death of an 86-year-old Filipino woman found lifeless on the floor of an emergency r...
Nov 30, 2022
Gun group says firearms ban driven by ideology as government stresses public safety
OTTAWA - A firearm advocacy group says the Liberal government's effort to ban a wide variety of rifles is being driven by ideology, not public safety. But the government says it's all about prohibitin...
Nov 30, 2022
Winnipeg Sea Bears the latest team in growing Canadian Elite Basketball League
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Sea Bears are the newest franchise in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. The team, owned by Winnipeg businessman and lawyer David Asper, will tip off the 2023 season at the ...
Nov 30, 2022
Seismic activity felt across Northern Alberta
Earthquakes Canada recorded seismic activity in three different locations across northwestern Alberta on Tuesday,Two of the reports came from an area northeast of Reno, near Peace River.The first eart...
Nov 30, 2022