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Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocer...
Sep 25, 2023
New immigration minister says one-click citizenship oath still worth considering
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the controversial idea to allow new Canadians to take their oath of citizenship with the click of a button is still a good option that's worth considerin...
Sep 25, 2023
Groups call for more careful consideration of artificial intelligence measures
OTTAWA - Dozens of civil society organizations, experts and academics are calling on the Liberal government to remove proposed measures on artificial intelligence from a federal privacy bill, saying t...
Sep 25, 2023
Goaltender Ty Young signs entry-level deal with Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Goaltender Ty Young has agreed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Vancouver Canucks. Young was selected in the fifth round, 144th overall, in the 2022 NHL Entry draft. The 19-y...
Sep 25, 2023
Travelling with Dan: The World's Biggest Beaver
Welcome to Travelling with Dan. Hitting the road to explore sites on and off the beaten path is a passion of mine and I'd like to share some of my experiences with you.I recently travelled the 1,028 k...
Sep 25, 2023
Upgrades begin for Gas City Campground water service
MEDICINE HAT, AB - With camping season coming to a close the City of Medicine Hat has begun a project to upgrade the Gas City Campground.The city is also starting erosion remediation work on a section...
Sep 25, 2023
Lawyer challenges federal decision to deny help to woman with six children in Syria
OTTAWA - A lawyer is asking the Federal Court to direct the Canadian government to repatriate a Quebec woman being held in a Syrian detention camp with her six children. The woman's lawyer, Lawrence G...
Sep 25, 2023
Golf Canada names squads for World Amateur Team Championships
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Lauren Kim of Surrey, B.C., headlines Golf Canada's two squads for the upcoming World Amateur Team Championships. Kim will be competing for the Espirito Santo Trophy along with Monet ...
Sep 25, 2023
Flag raising at B.C. legislature honours residential school survivors, lost children
VICTORIA - Fresh fall winds helped mark a flag-raising ceremony today at the British Columbia legislature honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home. The orang...
Sep 25, 2023
Bahrain says attack by Yemen rebels kills one Bahraini officer and one soldier on the Saudi border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Bahrain's military command says one of its officers and a soldier were killed in a drone attack by Yemeni rebels while patrolling the Yemeni-Saudi border. The statem...
Sep 25, 2023