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Bombardier won't contest Ottawa's sole-source deal on new Boeing military planes
MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. says it won't contest the federal government's decision to replace the military's aging patrol planes with aircraft from U.S. rival Boeing Co. The government announced last ...
Dec 19, 2023
Inflation hits 2.5% in Alberta, below national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Prices continued to rise in Alberta, but at a slightly lower rate than in some other parts of Canada.Statistics Canada reports that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased on a year-...
Dec 19, 2023
MHHS Hawks dominate at basketball tournament
Medicine Hat, AB--It was a big weekend for the Medicine Hat High School Hawks basketball team.The Senior and JV Hawks both finished first at the Super South Basketball Tournament this past weekend. Th...
Dec 19, 2023
The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year: from 1946 to 2023
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press 2023 Newsmaker of the Year. Here is a list of who has had the title in the past, as chosen in an annual survey of senior editors in ...
Dec 19, 2023
NewsAlert: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre voted CP's 2023 Newsmaker of the Year
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2023. Just over one-quarter of the editors who took part in the annual survey picked Poili...
Dec 19, 2023
Canadian freshman signs Generation Adidas deal, touted to go high in MLS draft
Canadian forward Kimani Stewart-Baynes has signed a Generation Adidas contract, meaning he will likely go high in Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft. The University of Maryland freshman was joined by University...
Dec 19, 2023
Alberta lead Canada in population growth in Q3
LETHBRIDGE, AB - People continue to flock to Alberta, both from elsewhere in Canada and across the world.Statistics Canada has released its population estimates for the third quarter, covering the per...
Dec 19, 2023
Statistics Canada reports record population growth in Q3, population grows by 430,000
OTTAWA - Canada's population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in any quarter since 1957. Statistics Canada released its population esti...
Dec 19, 2023
Canada's first sport integrity commissioner Sarah-Eve Pelletier to resign
OTTAWA - Sarah-Eve Pelletier will resign as Canada's first sport integrity commissioner early next year. The Quebec lawyer and former artistic swimmer was appointed in April 2022 to head the Office of...
Dec 19, 2023
In the news today: Thousands without power across Atlantic Canada due to strong winds
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Heavy winds knock out power on East Coast More than 100,000 people were without...
Dec 19, 2023