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Two Quebec companies unveiled first all-electric ambulance to be deployed globally
MONTREAL - Quebec will be seeing its first all-electric ambulances hit the road next year, which will position the province as a leader in electric transportation, provincial Economy Minister Pierre F...
Oct 18, 2021
Marilou McPhedran resigns from senators' group before hearing on her expulsion
OTTAWA - A senator resigned Monday from the upper chamber's biggest parliamentary group, before a hearing took place to consider kicking her out. Sen. Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent S...
Oct 18, 2021
Canadian women happy to be back together for home games against New Zealand
Some 2 1/2 months after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, Desiree Scott says she is still pinching herself. "You see a sign that (says) Olympic gold medallist and every time you read that, it solidi...
Oct 18, 2021
Casino operators tell B.C. money laundering public inquiry they followed money rules
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for British Columbia's largest gaming companies say compliance with provincial regulations to combat money laundering is and always has been a top priority at provincial casinos. I...
Oct 18, 2021
Delaying Parliament's return until Nov. 22 will impact COVID-19 benefits: NDP
OTTAWA - Peter Julian, the NDP's leader of the House of Commons, has written to the government complaining about its decision to delay the return of Parliament. Julian says delaying MPs' return to the...
Oct 18, 2021
Voting day: Hatters call for change
MEDICINE HAT, AB - A constant theme from some voters outside a Medicine Hat polling station today was it's time for change. People were showing up in a steady stream at the Medicine Hat Exhibition &am...
Oct 18, 2021
Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure's constitutionality plays out in the courts. The ...
Oct 18, 2021
City sets up pilot program for election sign recycling
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Signs for those running in the municipal election can be recycled free of charge at the Kipling Bulk Recycling Depot.The City of Medicine Hat has established a pilot program at 240 ...
Oct 18, 2021
FIFA, Qatar team up with WHO for World Cup health promotion
GENEVA (AP) - FIFA and Qatari organizers of next year's World Cup teamed up with the World Health Organization on Monday to use soccer's marquee event for promoting public health. The move follows yea...
Oct 18, 2021
Viewing platform opens at Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia with eye to improving safety
PEGGY'S COVE, N.S. - A large viewing platform was officially opened today near the postcard-perfect lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggy's Cove. The 1,300-square-metre deck was designed to improve access...
Oct 18, 2021