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Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawl...
Oct 19, 2023

Canada warms up for playoffs with win over Hungary at world mixed curling playdowns
ABERDEEN, United Kingdom - Canada remained unbeaten at the world mixed curling championship on Thursday by posting a 12-6 victory over Hungary at Curl Aberdeen. The round-robin finale was a playoff wa...
Oct 19, 2023

Over half of Albertans $200 away from being unable to pay their bills: report
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A new report shows that a growing number of Albertans are struggling to make ends meet financially.MNP has released its Consumer Debt Index for October 2023.It states that Albertans w...
Oct 19, 2023

Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim constantly on the move
Canadian breaking star Philip (B-Boy Phil Wizard) Kim is in Paris this week for the Red Bull BC One World Final. Before that he's not so sure. "It's been the busiest year of travel for me," he said. "...
Oct 19, 2023

RCMP tells owners to turn in guns after banned fully automatic model sold in Canada
OTTAWA - The RCMP has told owners to turn in fully automatic military surplus firearms after hundreds were misidentified and allowed into Canada for commercial sale. The Mounties say the registrar of ...
Oct 19, 2023

In the news today: Israel's envoy to Canada warns of "fine line" in free speech
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Thin line' for free speech, hate: Israel envoy Israel's envoy to Canada says i...
Oct 19, 2023

Canada promised to stop exporting unwanted plastic waste. But it's still happening.
OTTAWA - On the northern fringe of Myanmar's largest city is a township of nearly 300,000 people with a growing industrial base in textiles, consumer goods and food products. But north of Yangon in Sh...
Oct 19, 2023

Alberta announces changes to allow family doctors to see more patients
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta is making changes aimed at making it easier for family doctors and caregivers to see more patients, but the Opposition NDP said it's yet another government plan to make a plan.H...
Oct 19, 2023

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody, is awarded EU human rights prize
STRASBOURG, France (AP) - Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country's conservative Islamic theocr...
Oct 19, 2023

Smith says Trudeau’s Canadian Pension Plan letter ‘inappropriate’
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Premier Danielle Smith has responded to a letter she received from the Prime Minister, in which, Justin Trudeau stated Canada would do all it can to prevent Alberta from leaving the...
Oct 19, 2023