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PWHL, Canadian Tire reach multi-year agreement on sponsorship deal
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League has struck a multi-year agreement with Canadian Tire to be the league's first funding partner. The collaboration includes sponsorship of the PWHL's ina...
Sep 13, 2023

Town of Cardston to allow liquor licenses for some businesses
CARDSTON, AB - For the first time in 121 years, Cardston will not be a dry community.Town council voted 5-2 on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, to allow for liquor licenses to be issued to restaurants and...
Sep 13, 2023

Union demands apology from WestJet after Poilievre speaks on flight's PA system
OTTAWA - The union representing WestJet cabin crew is demanding an apology from the airline after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre spoke on the public address system of a recent flight. A video ci...
Sep 13, 2023

Woman with whom Texas AG Ken Paxton is said to have had an affair expected to testify at impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A woman with whom Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's staff say he carried on an extramarital affair is expected to testify in the Republican's impeachment trial Wednesday. The bi...
Sep 13, 2023

Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after extensive search, Pennsylvania police
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has been captured after an extensive search, Pennsylvania State Police say. The Associated Press
Sep 13, 2023

Weather Network forecasts 'fickle fall' in Canada with season to start cold, end mild
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canadians can expect a "fickle fall" this year as the season is forecast to start off chilly before above normal temperatures lead the country into winter, a prominent forecaster pred...
Sep 13, 2023

Flooding in eastern Libya displaces at least 30,000 people, according to UN agency
DERNA, Libya (AP) - Devastating floods that engulfed a coastal city in eastern Libya have displaced at least 30,000 people, the U.N. migration agency says. The International Organization for Migration...
Sep 13, 2023

In the news today: Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak, Trudeau to meet MPs in London
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... More questions arise in daycare E. coli outbreak A report detailing critical he...
Sep 13, 2023

B.C. aware of dike problems before destructive flooding in 2021, documents show
Officials with the British Columbia government and the City of Merritt were aware of significant problems with dikes for several years before a series of atmospheric rivers flooded the community, docu...
Sep 13, 2023

Seven in 10 Canadians worried about climate change, link it to extreme weather
OTTAWA - A large majority of Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is the reason for an increase in extreme weather, a new national poll suggests. But the Leger poll says only a sm...
Sep 13, 2023