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'Economic reconciliation': Mi'kmaw communities invest in Nova Scotia battery plants
OTTAWA - A corporation co-owned by 13 Mi'kmaw communities is investing in new battery plants with Nova Scotia Power, in what both parties are calling a step toward reconciliation. The Indigenous-run a...
Feb 15, 2024
Inadequate security led to federal breach that compromised Canadians' info: watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says government departments lacked adequate protections to prevent a cyberbreach that compromised the sensitive information of tens of thousands of Canadians. In ...
Feb 15, 2024
New Brunswick RCMP searching for missing 64-year-old ice sailor on Shediac Bay
GRANDE-DIGUE, N.B. - A search is continuing today for a 64-year-old New Brunswick man who was last seen Wednesday ice sailing on Shediac Bay. Shediac RCMP say the last known whereabouts of Daniel Robi...
Feb 15, 2024
B.C. wine grapes facing up to 99% production drop due to January cold snap
KELOWNA, B.C. - A new report says British Columbia's wine industry is anticipating "catastrophic crop losses" of up to 99 per cent of typical grape production due to January's intense cold snap. A Feb...
Feb 15, 2024
Carbon tax rebate amounts increasing in April, rebranding stirs controversy
Your next carbon tax rebate will be higher than normal.The federal government announced that it is increasing the amounts of money Canadians receive from the program, beginning with the April 2024 ins...
Feb 15, 2024
Things to know about the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Gunfire erupted at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and more than 20 people injured, including children. Shots rang out at the e...
Feb 15, 2024
Longtime Ticats star linebacker Simoni Lawrence retires from football
HAMILTON - It's the end of an era for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Star linebacker Simoni Lawrence announced his retirement from football Thursday. The 35-year-old American spent 12 seasons in the CFL, th...
Feb 15, 2024
Medicine Hat initiative seeks to spread kindness one small deed at a time
Sometimes, all it takes is a smile to brighten someone's day.This week, the What Matters to Hatters Coalition is encouraging residents to do just that with its random acts of kindness initiative.Miche...
Feb 15, 2024
Second day of storm brings more wind, heavy snow to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Messy conditions persisted in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador Thursday, the second day of a winter storm that unleashed more snow and high winds in the region. Schools wer...
Feb 15, 2024
Einarson's curling team drives for five at Canadian women's championship
Kerri Einarson agrees with a saying in sport that it is more difficult to stay on top than to get there. Winner of four straight Canadian women's curling championships, the Manitoba skip says each tit...
Feb 15, 2024