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Capt. Dick Stevenson, legendary Sourtoe Cocktail founder, dies in Whitehorse
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - The founder of the legendary Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City, Yukon, has poured his final glass of the well-known whisky-and-pickled-human-toe drink. Dick Stevenson, the form...
Nov 16, 2019
Bandits slip by Oil Barons 3-2
FORT McMURRAY, AB - Randy Hernandez (Miami, FL) scored the game winner early in the third period, and the Brooks Bandits (24-1) defeated the Fort McMurray Oil Barons 3-2 in a feisty affair at the Casm...
Nov 16, 2019
Kenney says his caucus to get free vote on controversial conscience rights bill
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says members of his caucus would be free to vote as they wish on a private member's bill that calls for giving further protection to health workers who invo...
Nov 16, 2019 Photo courtesy of Canadian Press
Sod turning for new cannabis, hemp and agri-food facility takes place in Taber
TABER, AB - It was a special day in Taber on Friday as officials held a sod turning for the Grasslands Taber Cooperative's (GLTC) Premium Park project.The plan marks the development of what's describe...
Nov 16, 2019 Officials at the sod turning in Taber on November 15, 2019 (Lethbridge News Now)
1.8 million items of garbage strewn over Bay of Fundy bottom, study estimates
HALIFAX - A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life. The study published Th...
Nov 16, 2019
Gilles and Poirier earn spot at Grand Prix Final after Rostelecom Cup silver
MOSCOW - Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the silver medal on Saturday in ice dancing to conclude the Rostelecom Cup, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit in figure skating. Combined...
Nov 16, 2019
Safety board confirms lingering design problem behind N.W.T. float-plane crash
EDMONTON - The Transportation Safety Board says a design problem that has remained unaddressed for decades in a popular small airplane contributed to three deaths in a crash in the Northwest...
Nov 16, 2019
B.C. government moves to tax and restrict vaping products to protect youth
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government introduced a 10-point plan Thursday to protect youth from the health risks of vaping that includes cutting nicotine content in vapour pods, restric...
Nov 16, 2019
North American trade pact could be passed before year's end, Pelosi says
WASHINGTON - The most powerful Democrat in the United States Congress says she believes lawmakers on Capitol Hill could vote on the new North American free-trade agreement before the end of ...
Nov 16, 2019
Suspect arrested after documents stolen from Quebec immigration minister's car
QUEBEC - After a difficult few weeks that saw him forced to publicly apologize for his ill-fated immigration reforms, Quebec's immigration minister has had documents stolen from his government vehicle...
Nov 16, 2019