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Oilers star Draisaitl fined $5,000 for 'dangerous trip' on Islanders centre Horvat
NEW YORK - The National Hockey League has fined Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl US$5,000 for a "dangerous trip" on New York Islanders centre Bo Horvat, the league announced Tuesday. Draisaitl r...
Nov 14, 2023
Quebec to improve forest fire adaptation after record-beating wildfire season
Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says the area burned by wildfires this year was greater than the previous 20 years combined. SOPFEU director general ric Rousseau told reporters today that some ...
Nov 14, 2023
Lethbridge College to host Métis Sash Day
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge College will honour the culture and history of the Mtis community, with Mtis Sash Day on Thursday, November 16, 2023.Each year on November 16, the Canadian Mtis people pay ...
Nov 14, 2023
One in five Albertan families experienced food insecurity in 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report from Statistics Canada is highlighting the depth to which Canadians struggled to put food on the table.The agency has released data from its Canadian Income Survey, which...
Nov 14, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Reservist pleads guilty on 2 charges over vaccine mandate criticisms
NEW WESTMINSTER - Canadian soldier Warrant Officer James Topp has pleaded guilty to two counts of conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline in relation to videos posted on social media cri...
Nov 14, 2023
Poilievre should admit most farm fuels already exempt from carbon price: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had "any sense of moral decency," he would "admit" that 97 per cent of fuel used by Canadian farmers is alr...
Nov 14, 2023
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after sloppy loss to Denver drops team to 5-5
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey on Tuesday with the Josh Allen-led attack stagnating over a six-week stretch and the three-time defending AFC East ch...
Nov 14, 2023
Friends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel
Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least seven Canadians were killed when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Global Affairs Canada has said...
Nov 14, 2023
Blackstock sees 'imbalance' between $55M lawyers' bill, welfare victims' compensation
OTTAWA - Cindy Blackstock, one of the people responsible for bringing forward a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal case that led to a historic settlement agreement, says she is concerned about an "imbalan...
Nov 14, 2023
Food insecurity worsened last year, more pronounced in racialized families: StatCan
FREDERICTON - A Statistics Canada study says nearly seven million Canadians struggled with hunger last year. The study says that in 2022, 18 per cent of families reported experiencing food insecurity ...
Nov 14, 2023