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Fighting inflation half-heartedly would be ‘huge mistake,’ BoC's Macklem warns
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem warns fighting inflation half-heartedly and living with its consequences would be a huge mistake. The governor is delivering a speech to the Sai...
Nov 22, 2023

Line up for Quonset Days announced
Medicine Hat, AB--Brett Kissell, George Canyon, Steven Lee Olson, and Nice Horse are the headliners performing at Quonset Days next summer.Held in July, the country music festival is an annual event t...
Nov 22, 2023

Alberta allows nurse practitioners to open clinics, take on patients
EDMONTON, AB - Nurse practitioners are now able to open their own clinics and take on patients as part of Alberta's efforts to expand primary care.These nurses have completed graduate studies and can ...
Nov 22, 2023

No evidence to support conspiracy between 'Freedom Convoy' organizers: defence
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich's defence team says there's no evidence to support that she and a fellow "Freedom Convoy" organizer should be viewed as co-conspirators in court, because their actions were not il...
Nov 22, 2023

NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh impressed by players' engagement
Marty Walsh has shaken a lot of hands through the years. As a union leader, as the mayor of Boston, and as U.S. President Joe Biden's first labour secretary. Nine months into his new gig, Walsh is doi...
Nov 22, 2023

Our Town: Bud Olsen
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Bud Olsen was a farmer elected as a member of parliament in Medicine Hat several times, served as agriculture minister and in the Canadian senate.New episodes of Our Town will be po...
Nov 22, 2023

India restores e-visa services for Canadian nationals, easing diplomatic row between the 2 countries
NEW DELHI (AP) - India restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official said Wednesday, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved...
Nov 22, 2023

Health Canada lifts years-long mad cow blood donation ban in Quebec
Quebec's blood supply agency says Health Canada has lifted a longstanding ban on blood donations in the province that stemmed from fear of mad cow disease. Hma-Qubec vice-president Dr. Marc Germain sa...
Nov 22, 2023

Canada's long wait to get to Copa America continues after loss to Jamaica
After losing its CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal to Jamaica on Tuesday, Canada's bid to qualify for the 2024 Copa America will have to wait until a play-in game in March. The 45th-ranked Canadian...
Nov 22, 2023

In the news today: Poll suggests pausing price on carbon popular
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Poll finds Canadians want carbon price paused on all home heating fuel A new po...
Nov 22, 2023