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The Weather Network calls for warmer temperatures, low precipitation in Alberta this winter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Weather Network (TWN) has released its forecast for the coming winter.It is calling for above-normal temperatures for all of Alberta and British Columbia and below-normal precipit...
Nov 30, 2023
'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada
TORONTO - A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning. People having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can now call or text 988 ...
Nov 30, 2023
'First of its kind': Dow invests $9 billion on Alberta net-zero petrochemical project
EDMONTON, AB - Dow Chemical has announced plans to invest nearly $9 billion in a net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton.Dow's Path2Zero facility is being billed as the world's first net-...
Nov 30, 2023
Biden administration proposes biggest changes to lead pipe rules in more than three decades
Most U.S. cities would have to replace lead water pipes within 10 years under strict new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency as the Biden administration moves to reduce lead in drink...
Nov 30, 2023
Decorated curling Scot Kelly Schafer to wear Maple Leaf at world mixed championship
Kelly Schafer is now on the other side of curling's intense rivalry between Canada and Scotland. A regular podium contender for the Scots for two decades, Schafer will represent Canada for the first t...
Nov 30, 2023
In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ... Heritage Minister appearing at a committee hearing Heritage Minister Pascale S...
Nov 30, 2023
Federal ministers expected to announce sole-source deal for Boeing patrol plane today
OTTAWA - Federal ministers are expected to announce today that Boeing is the company of choice to replace the military's aging patrol planes in a multibillion-dollar deal. The decision to go with a so...
Nov 30, 2023
Crown to lay out conspiracy argument in 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' trial
OTTAWA - The Crown is expected to lay out its case for why evidence against one "Freedom Convoy" organizer should apply to the other in the criminal trial of two of the protest's leaders. Tamara Lich ...
Nov 30, 2023
Fresh off big win in Google news standoff, heritage minister to testify at committee
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is appearing at a committee hearing this morning, fresh from finally ending Canada's standoff with Google over the Online News Act. St-Onge called the agreem...
Nov 30, 2023
Closing arguments to begin in B.C. first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali
VANCOUVER - Closing arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali are expected to begin today in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Ali pleaded not guilty in April to murdering a 13-year-old...
Nov 30, 2023