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Condo Owners Forum still demanding electricity rebate equity from province
The Condo Owners Forum (COF), an Alberta organization, says the provincial government is yet to make good on bringing equity to its electricity rebate program.The COF says the current system, introduc...
Nov 15, 2023
Hospital director in Haiti says a gang stormed in and took hundreds of women and children hostage
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A heavily armed gang burst into a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns, according to the director of the medical center...
Nov 15, 2023
Oilers recall three players from Bakersfield, put Holloway and Janmark on LITR
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers recalled three players from the American Hockey League's Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday and placed two roster players on long-term injured reserve. The team recalled f...
Nov 15, 2023
More competition needed in grocery to help stabilize food prices: Freeland
MASCOUCHE, Que. - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says more competition is needed in Canada's grocery sector as consumers grapple with the rising cost of living. Speaking at a press conference in M...
Nov 15, 2023
Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: court martial
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to...
Nov 15, 2023
Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
NANAIMO, B.C. - A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to sei...
Nov 15, 2023
Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of th...
Nov 15, 2023
New Hampshire defies national Democrats’ calendar revamp with Jan. 23, 2024, presidential primaries
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's secretary of state on Wednesday scheduled the state's presidential primaries for Jan. 23, 2024, extending its century-old streak of going first despite national De...
Nov 15, 2023
Canucks defenceman Soucy out six to eight weeks with lower-body injury
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy will be out six to eight weeks with a lower body injury, the NHL team announced Wednesday. Soucy blocked a shot from Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky early ...
Nov 15, 2023
Cities facing 'unprecedented challenges,' Montreal mayor says as property taxes rise
Montreal is imposing the highest property tax increases in years as Mayor Valrie Plante says Canadian cities are facing "unprecedented challenges" linked to inflation and climate change. Today, Plante...
Nov 15, 2023