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Municipal infrastructure funding now tied to provincial revenues
A new funding formula introduced in the 2024 provincial budget is expected to provide municipalities with more infrastructure funding for the 2025-26 fiscal year.The Government of Alberta introduced t...
Oct 09, 2024
Quebec puts youth protection office branch under trusteeship after shocking report
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has put a branch of the province's youth protection office under trusteeship following a report that alleges the rights of dozens of children have been violated. La Pr...
Oct 09, 2024
Maple Leafs goalie Woll out for opener against Canadiens, Stolarz to start
MONTREAL - Toronto goalie Anthony Stolarz will get the start in place of injured Joseph Woll when the Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens to open their NHL season on Wednesday night. Maple Leafs ...
Oct 09, 2024
Grassland destruction on Canadian Prairies harming bird populations: report
A national bird conservation organization says grassland habitat loss on the Prairies has created a "conservation crisis" for dozens of species of birds.The crisis is illustrated in a new State of Can...
Oct 09, 2024
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's key strategist on addiction recovery to exit role
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's key advisers and the driving force behind the province's recovery-focused addiction treatment policy is leaving the job.In a social media post Tuesday, the prem...
Oct 09, 2024
Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks. Trump recently called the Israeli leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday were holding their first call in weeks, a conversation that comes as Israel expands its ground incursio...
Oct 09, 2024
Former Sen. Tim Johnson, the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota, dies at 77
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Former Sen. Tim Johnson, a centrist who was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in South Dakota and who was adept at securing federal funding for projects back home dur...
Oct 09, 2024
Town of Coalhurst appoints Karlene Betteridge new CAO
Coalhurst Town Council has announced the Town's new Chief Administrative Officer.Karlene Betteridge will take on the role after serving as Director of Legislative Services. Betteridge began working fo...
Oct 09, 2024
Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The National Weather Service says a tornado is on the ground in the lightly populated Everglades area of South Florida. The service posted a photo on the social platform X of the fu...
Oct 09, 2024
The death toll in a gang attack on a small Haitian town rises to 115, a local official says
PONT-SOND, Haiti (AP) - The death toll in a brutal gang attack last week on a small town in central Haiti has risen to 115, a local official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The attack on resid...
Oct 09, 2024