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Tory MP calls study of link between resource development, violence 'disgraceful'
OTTAWA - A private email shows a Conservative MP from Alberta calling an NDP-initiated study into the relationship between resource development and increased violence against Indigenous women and girl...
Apr 26, 2022
Envoy Bob Rae condemns UN Security Council veto after historic General Assembly vote
OTTAWA - Bob Rae, the Canadian ambassador to the United Nations, denounced as undemocratic the Security Council's veto power as the General Assembly voted to subject the world's most powerful body to ...
Apr 26, 2022
Canada draws powerhouses Spain, Serbia for 2022 Davis Cup Finals
MLAGA, Spain - Canada's men's tennis team has been drawn into a group with powerhouses Spain and Serbia for the upcoming Davis Cup Finals. Canada's group, which also includes South Korea, will play a ...
Apr 26, 2022
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases re...
Apr 26, 2022
Hinton RCMP recover stolen vehicle, firearms and drugs; Medicine Hat man arrested
HINTON, AB - A Medicine Hat is facing drugs and weapons charges, after RCMP at Hinton stopped a suspected impaired driver early on the morning of April 25.Mounties were able to determine the vehicle h...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta file a second time for unionization vote
NISKU, AB - A group of Amazon warehouse workers in Alberta is trying again to unionize.Teamsters Local Union 362 says it has filed a second time for a unionization vote at the Amazon warehouse in Nisk...
Apr 26, 2022
New red tape reduction bill aims to save Albertans time and money
EDMONTON - The province has introduced the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act.The legislation aims to "modernize statutes, cut red tape and save Albertans and their businesses time and money." ...
Apr 26, 2022
Russia removed as host of 2023 worlds in men's ice hockey
ZURICH (AP) - Russia was removed Tuesday as host of the 2023 world championship in men's ice hockey that was to be played in Vladimir Putin's home city St. Petersburg. Citing "concern for the safety a...
Apr 26, 2022
Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog
OTTAWA - A new report says Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way. The special report by information commissioner Caroline M...
Apr 26, 2022