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Alberta sovereignty bill close to finish line as government invokes debate time limit
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's sovereignty bill galloped toward the finish line Wednesday, with the government using debate time limits to rebut what it called Opposition delay tactics. O...
Dec 07, 2022
US appeals ruling that would lift asylum restrictions
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The U.S. government said Wednesday it is appealing a court ruling that would otherwise lift asylum restrictions that have become the cornerstone of border enforcement in recent y...
Dec 07, 2022
Trudeau says 120 countries are ready to agree to 30 by 30 framework at COP15
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes at least 120 countries are ready to sign on to a COP15 nature summit target to protect nearly one-third of land and marine coastlines by 2030. B...
Dec 07, 2022
Saskatchewan unveils new online education system
The Saskatchewan government has finalized its plans for a centralized online education program.On Wednesday, the government announced it had established a new Crown corporation that will oversee the s...
Dec 07, 2022
Inspired by late father's words, Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey reaching new heights
Tom Morrissey sat his sons down in the summer of 2021. Cancer ravaging his body and aware he was short on time, the message was clear and to the point. "He didn't want me and my brother to dwell on it...
Dec 07, 2022
Tens of thousands of families have applied for federal child dental benefit: Gould
OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Karina Gould says 35,000 people have applied for the new child dental benefit since the program opened a week ago. Gould was responding to an opposition question i...
Dec 07, 2022
Former Exec. Director of North Sask Special Needs enters guilty plea to fraud
A former executive director of the NorthSask.Special Needs (NSN) Program Inc., a non-profit organization in La Ronge that assists individuals with disabilities, has entered a guilty plea to fraud.Deri...
Dec 07, 2022
Media shunning transparency law due to worsening delays, journalist says
OTTAWA - Veteran journalist Dean Beeby says reporters are abandoning the federal Access to Information Act as a research tool because turnaround times are terrible and getting worse. The access law al...
Dec 07, 2022
Another successful ‘Shop with a Cop’ for Prince Albert Police
Some deserving kids took part in a Christmas tradition with the Prince Albert Police Service.Shop With A Cop returned on Wednesday as city police members and community safety officers joined several k...
Dec 07, 2022
Quebec's auditor finds Education Department ill-prepared for pivot to online learning
Quebec's auditor general says the province's Education Department was ill-prepared when the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shutter in March 2020 and it still does not have a complete picture of t...
Dec 07, 2022
