Author Archives:
Premier's visit to Medicine Hat needs to be viewed against leadership vote, says Groom
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Jason Kenney, along with the provincial health minister and minister of agriculture, will be speaking to the Medicine Hat and District Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. It's bil...
Mar 30, 2022
Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees. Many Ukrainian...
Mar 30, 2022
Police: 12-year-old killed by younger brother who found gun
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother as the two played with a gun they found inside a St. Louis home, police said. The shooting happened Tuesday night in a north St....
Mar 30, 2022
Three-time national champ and Olympian Lisa Weagle to focus on mixed doubles
Three-time national champion Lisa Weagle plans to step back from women's team curling next season to focus on the mixed doubles discipline. Weagle, who represented Canada at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games...
Mar 30, 2022
Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say
Environmentalists say the new federal emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry. The Liberal government released yesterday its pathway on how Canada can become carbon-ne...
Mar 30, 2022
Small businesses seek extra hiring aid in federal budget to help with recovery
OTTAWA - The voice of Canadian small business says it hopes the federal government breathes extra months of life into an incentive for companies to hire new staff, a way to help firms only now hitting...
Mar 30, 2022
COVID cases rising, but no new measures coming, says Saskatchewan health minister
Saskatchewan's health minister says a recent rise in the detection of the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is a concern, but not a reason for any new measures to prevent its spread.Paul Merriman says the gove...
Mar 30, 2022
AP sources: Broad asylum limits at border may end by May 23
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration has a draft plan to end the asylum limits at the U.S.-Mexico border by May 23 that were put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to people f...
Mar 30, 2022
Quebec City, Ottawa Senators exploring joint bid for world junior hockey championship
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard said Wednesday that the Quebec government, the Ottawa Senators and Quebecor are exploring the possibility of Ottawa and Quebec City entering a joint bid to host the...
Mar 30, 2022
Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82
OTTAWA - Former Liberal senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82. She began her career as a journalist working in the parliamentary press gallery before entering the political realm, becoming...
Mar 30, 2022