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Fines issued, COVID-19 measures enforced in Maple Creek
MAPLE CREEK, SK - Saskatchewan's COVID enforcement team issued a number of tickets recently to people failing to follow public health orders, three of which were given in Maple Creek.According to a pr...
Feb 01, 2022
Bloc Québécois saw biggest drop in fundraising after federal election
OTTAWA - Elections Canada figures show donations dried up for the Bloc Qubcois more than other federal parties after the election in September. While political parties often raise more during election...
Feb 01, 2022
Group championing O'Toole's strategy for Tories emerges as he faces leadership vote
OTTAWA - In the wake of Erin O'Toole's caucus forcing a vote on his leadership, a new group has cropped up championing his strategy as being what's best for the Conservative Party of Canada.Tory activ...
Feb 01, 2022
Hit-and-run murder trial: Witness who struck falling police officer breaks down
CALGARY - A driver who accidentally ran over a Calgary police officer who died in a hit and run broke down in tears at a first-degree murder trial today. Sgt. Andrew Harnett died in hospital on Dec. 3...
Feb 01, 2022
Herdman says Canadian men head to El Salvador with support of the nation behind them
The Canadian men flew south to El Salvador on Tuesday to take the next step on their remarkable World Cup qualifying journey. And while coach John Herdman and the players keep their eye on the prize, ...
Feb 01, 2022
Long-term Statistics Canada research shows cities across country losing green space
Joni Mitchell was right - they really are paving paradise and putting up parking lots. Statistics Canada's first survey of urban green space shows that, just as the singer-songwriter warned, cities ac...
Feb 01, 2022
CPNewsAlert: Quebec backtracks on taxing unvaccinated to maintain 'social peace'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is abandoning his threat to tax the unvaccinated. Legault told a news conference today he is worried about dividing Quebecers and is backtracking in o...
Feb 01, 2022
Monthly electricity cost still double the fixed-rate; price of natural gas rises
The electricity rate for City of Medicine Hat utility customers sits above 16 cents per kilowatt hour for the second straight month, more than double the fixed-rate for 2022.The natural gas rate has i...
Feb 01, 2022
Truck blockade continues at U.S. border as RCMP ready to make arrests, tow vehicles
UPDATE 11:30 a.m. Feb. 1: Truckers and their supporters who are protesting COVID-19 measures including mandatory vaccinations for drivers crossing the border are still blockading a southern Alberta po...
Feb 01, 2022
Indigenous-led bid to bring 2030 Games to Vancouver and Whistler takes next step
VANCOUVER - An Indigenous-led partnership has taken the next step in exploring a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. The agreement announced Tuesday between four First Nati...
Feb 01, 2022