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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
Province tables inflation relief legislation
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government has introduced legislation aimed at offering Albertans some relief from inflation.If passed, the Inflation Relief Statutes Amendment Act and supporting regulat...
Dec 07, 2022
Lethbridge Hurricanes to host 26th annual Toque & Teddy Toss
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An annual holiday tradition is set to hit the ENMAX Centre on Friday, December 9, 2022. The Lethbridge Hurricanes will be welcoming back the 26th annual Toque & Teddy Toss during ...
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
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
Fort Macleod man arrested in connection to thefts from businesses
FORT MACLEOD, AB - RCMP has apprehended a man after businesses in Fort Macleod were robbed.Between November 6 and December 1, 2022, Fort Macleod RCMP says it received several complaints of break and e...
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
FBI got tip about shooting suspect a day before 2021 arrest
DENVER (AP) - Authorities said the person who would later kill five at a Colorado gay nightclub was on the FBI's radar a day before being arrested for threatening to kill family members and blow up th...
Dec 07, 2022