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Registered dietitian offers tips for healthier Super Bowl snacking
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's almost Super Bowl Sunday and for some people the only thing as big as the game is their appetites.Pizza, chicken wings and nachos are staples at Super Bowl parties. But registe...
Feb 11, 2022

Quebec Court of Appeal upholds majority of federal Indigenous child welfare law
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has upheld the majority of a federal law that gives Indigenous governments more control over child welfare. In a 219-page unanimous decision rendered Thursday, th...
Feb 11, 2022

Brooks calls for more info on provincial police force proposal
BROOKS, AB - The City of Brooks is calling for more information on the United Conservative government's plan for a province-wide police force to replace the RCMP.The province has been talking with sta...
Feb 11, 2022

Process of readjusting federal electoral boundaries begins in Alberta
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Alberta is beginning its review of the province's federal electoral districts following the 2021 decennial census. The Constitution of Canada requires t...
Feb 11, 2022

No surprise convoy organizers turning to Bitcoin to fund protest blockades: expert
OTTAWA - An anti-money laundering expert says attempting to stop funds going to protesters blockading Parliament Hill and several border crossings is like playing a game of whack-a-mole. Matthew McGui...
Feb 11, 2022

B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver's Chinatown
VANCOUVER - The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob R...
Feb 11, 2022

Ottawa launches long-awaited competition for armed military drones
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially launched a competition for the purchase of armed drones after nearly two decades of delays and discussion. The formal request for proposals was released ...
Feb 11, 2022

Military investigating after officer appears in anti-vaccine video
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating after one of its officers appeared in a video speaking out against vaccine mandates. Maj. Stephen Chledowski is the latest serving member of...
Feb 11, 2022

UNHCR say Taliban free detained staff, 2 foreign journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization's Afghan staff on Friday, UNHCR said, hours after news b...
Feb 11, 2022

Biden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the p...
Feb 11, 2022