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Svechnikov's lacrosse goal leads Carolina past Calgary 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - Andrei Svechnikov scored twice in the final 10:47, including a spectacular lacrosse-style goal that tied it, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Tuesd...
Oct 29, 2019
Province introduces new climate change plan focused on large emitters
EDMONTON -- The provincial government has unveiled it's new plan to address climate change in Alberta.Jason Nixon, Minister of Environment and Parks, has tabled Bill 19, which would create the Technol...
Oct 29, 2019 Minister Jason Nixon announces Alberta’s TIER regulation and proposed legislation alongside industry supporters. - Government of Alberta photo
Province increases student apprenticeship funding
EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will triple the amount of annual funding to CAREERS: The Next Generation, to more than $6 million a year by 2022-23, providing 6,000 students with paid internships...
Oct 29, 2019 Registered Apprenticeship Program student Aurora Erickson demonstrates her welding skills following Premier Kenney’s announcement
Government to ask public sector workers to take wage cut
EDMONTON -- The province is asking public sector workers to accept a pay cut when wage arbitration talks resume later this week.In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Finance Minister Travis Toews...
Oct 29, 2019 Finance Minister Travis Toews in the Legislature -- Govt of Alberta
HBO orders 10 episodes of 'Game of Thrones' prequel
LOS ANGELES - HBO is green-lighting a new "Game of Thrones" prequel after reportedly cancelling another that starred Naomi Watts. The cable channel said Tuesday that it's given a 10-episode order to "...
Oct 29, 2019
Police will be present at Toronto library event featuring controversial speaker
Toronto police officers will be on the scene of a controversial event that has sparked tensions between the city's public library and the LGTBQ community. The Toronto Public Library has come unde...
Oct 29, 2019
Women's recovery centre in B.C. faces eviction as farm rules enforced
VICTORIA - An addiction recovery home for women has received an eviction notice after the pastoral property in the Fraser Valley was deemed not to have met regulations go...
Oct 29, 2019
Panthers score three times in two minutes, hand Oilers first home loss
EDMONTON - Allowing three goals on three shots in just over two minutes was a recipe for disaster for the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Brian Boyle and Jayce Hawryluk each had a goal and an assist as the...
Oct 29, 2019
Bloc Quebecois seeks judicial recounts in Hochelaga, Quebec ridings won by Liberals
The Bloc Quebecois is seeking judicial recounts in two Quebec federal ridings narrowly won by the Liberals during the Oct. 21 election. The party said today it made a request in Quebec Superior C...
Oct 29, 2019
Liberal staffers removing anti-carbon tax stickers, minister charges
TORONTO - Liberal staffers are peeling government-mandated anti-carbon tax stickers off of gas pumps, Ontario Energy Minister Greg Rickford said Tuesday, insisting that disappearin...
Oct 29, 2019