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Alberta premier defends minister over possible conflict of interest concerns
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending one of her cabinet ministers over possible conflict of interest concerns. Provincial records show the husband of Environment and Protected Areas ...
Sep 27, 2023
A Season and Time to Every Purpose
"The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of Pattison Media and this site."As this stretch of autumn continues to give us gl...
Sep 27, 2023
Montana judge blocks enforcement of law to ban gender-affirming medical care for minors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors is temporarily blocked, a state judge ruled Wednesday, just four days before it was to take effect. Dist...
Sep 27, 2023
Veteran American receiver Derel Walker signs with Hamilton Tiger-Cats
HAMILTON - Derel Walker is back in the East Division. The veteran CFL receiver signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Wednesday. The club also signed American defensive lineman Jamal Davis II. Walker,...
Sep 27, 2023
Canadian pot companies cheer as Senate committee advances cannabis finance reforms
WASHINGTON - Canadian cannabis companies are cheering a Senate committee's decision today to push forward with easing federal financing restrictions on the U.S. industry. The Senate banking committee ...
Sep 27, 2023
Minister urges U.S. to stand strong with Canada in regulating tech giants like Meta
WASHINGTON - Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is urging the United States to stand strong with Canada over regulating tech giants in order to protect the news industry. St-Onge made the comm...
Sep 27, 2023
Vehicles and weapons among items stolen from property in Mayview
RCMP are investigating a theft that occurred earlier this month in Mayview involving vehicles, a quad and several firearms.The incident occurred Sept. 11 and the investigation determined several suspe...
Sep 27, 2023
US Sen. Bob Menendez pleads not guilty to pocketing bribes in a wide-ranging corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of pocketing bribes of cash and gold bars in exchange for wielding his political in...
Sep 27, 2023
Turkey senior diplomat 'disappointed' by Canada's ongoing arms-export embargo
OTTAWA - Turkey's deputy minister of foreign affairs says Ankara still wants Canada to drop its arms embargo. Ahmet Yildiz said in a keynote address Tuesday, during a forum organized by the Institute ...
Sep 27, 2023
Military's key witness takes stand at court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan
OTTAWA - The court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan is hearing today from the complainant in the case, who is testifying about the personal relationship she had with Whelan in 2010 and 2011. Whelan ...
Sep 27, 2023
