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Alberta mountain town loses appeal on order by tribunal to allow major developments
CANMORE, AB - Alberta's highest court has dismissed an appeal by a popular mountain community to reverse a decision by a provincial tribunal ordering it to allow two major developments that would almo...
Oct 04, 2023
Point of no return: Pope challenges leaders at UN talks to slow global warming before it's too late
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis shamed and challenged world leaders on Wednesday to commit to binding targets to slow climate change before it's too late, warning that God's increasingly warming crea...
Oct 04, 2023
Swedish media report that the winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry may have been announced early
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Swedish media reported Wednesday that the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences may have announced the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry prematurely. Public broadcaster SVT ...
Oct 04, 2023
In the news today: Regimental funeral today for B.C. Mountie, NDP victory in Manitoba
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Funeral today for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien A regimental funeral, including a p...
Oct 04, 2023
Jays need to win Wednesday's Game 2 of AL wild-card series to avoid elimination
MINNEAPOLIS - The Toronto Blue Jays played 161 games over six long months before clinching an American League wild-card playoff berth. If the Jays don't win Wednesday at Target Field, their post-seaso...
Oct 04, 2023
First Nations premier to lead Manitoba after historic election win
WINNIPEG - Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country. The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservativ...
Oct 04, 2023
'Gratifying': Indigenous leaders reflect on Kinew's historic election win in Manitoba
Manitobans made history Tuesday night for electing an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who is to become the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada. Kinew was raised as a young boy on the ...
Oct 04, 2023
Mischief and armed assault in Montreal as residents protest new bike lanes
MONTREAL - Xavier Richard says he was taking a stroll through his Montreal neighbourhood last week when he noticed a pedestrian hunched over in one of the area's new bike lanes. Richard approached to ...
Oct 04, 2023
Funeral for B.C. Mountie Rick O'Brien, 51, killed while serving search warrant
LANGLEY, B.C. - A regimental funeral, including a procession and final salute, will be held for RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien today in Langley, B.C. O'Brien, who was 51, died Sept. 22 while he and other of...
Oct 04, 2023
'It's a new party': How Conservatives try to rebuild trust among Muslim communities
OTTAWA - When Pierre Poilievre pitches the Conservative party to Muslim Canadians, he talks about "faith, family and freedom." For months he has been pointing out what he sees as their overlapping val...
Oct 04, 2023