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Alberta premier rejects accusations her sovereignty bill is undemocratic power grab
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting Opposition accusations that a bill granting her and her cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws behind closed doors is an undemocratic, dangerous...
Nov 30, 2022
'A different time:' Stoumbos remembers Canadas first-ever World Cup goal
LORI EWING - Helen Stoumbos lined up for what would be a historic Canadian corner kick, all but swallowed up by a jersey that looked more like a red and white parachute. "We got hand-me-downs, our uni...
Nov 30, 2022
Calls for expanded safe supply as B.C. counts another 179 overdose deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia's coroner says the overdose death toll for October reached 179 people, prompting a renewed call for Premier David Eby to introduce a widely accessible safe supply of drugs....
Nov 30, 2022
Jury convicts man in killings of 8 from another Ohio family
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) - Jurors convicted a man Wednesday in the killings of eight people from another Ohio family after weighing his denials and other testimony against the word of witnesses, including h...
Nov 30, 2022
Radio hosts battle in crafty confection challenge for a sweet cause
A box of Toffifee is not only delicious- it also makes for a great Christmas craft.The on-air personalities at Pattison Media in Prince Albert had a unique competition to see who could build the coole...
Nov 30, 2022
List of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching
EDMONTON - When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government was one aimed at shielding the province from federal laws it deem...
Nov 30, 2022
Vasek Pospisil: Canada's Davis Cup victory a career highlight
TORONTO - Canada's Davis Cup team developed a foolproof ritual before each of its matches along the way to the country's first-ever championship. All of the players would slowly start to clap in their...
Nov 30, 2022
Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S.
CALGARY - Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next mont...
Nov 30, 2022
Sports on TV joins turkey, parade as holiday traditions
NEW YORK (AP) - Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend. Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones,...
Nov 30, 2022
Legal experts say Ottawa unlikely to be 'main combatant' in Alberta sovereignty fight
CALGARY - Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it conside...
Nov 30, 2022
