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NDP wants Suncor CEO to tell MPs why company moving away from focus on clean energy
CALGARY, AB - NDP MP Charlie Angus will ask the natural resources committee to summon the CEO of oilsands giant Suncor when the House of Commons resumes next week.Angus said CEO Rich Kruger has a lot ...
Sep 12, 2023
Hurricane Lee could arrive in Canada as weak hurricane or strong tropical storm
HALIFAX - The Canadian Hurricane Centre says hurricane Lee could make landfall this weekend anywhere from Maine to southeastern Nova Scotia. The centre in Halifax says Lee will likely approach the Atl...
Sep 12, 2023
Blood Tribe aims to preserve Blackfoot language through new sign project
BLOOD TRIBE, AB - A First Nation is southern Alberta has launched a new initiative aimed at preserving the Blackfoot language.The Blood Tribe said it, along with its partners, will provide matching fu...
Sep 12, 2023
RCMP investigating stabbing in Brooks
UPDATE: September 12, 2023 at 8:57 a.m.BROOKS, AB - A resident of Brooks has been charged in connection with a stabbing.The RCMP received a report of a stabbing at a home in the city at around 9:40 a....
Sep 12, 2023
Red Cross official says 10,000 people missing after deadly floods in eastern Libya
GENEVA (AP) - The head of delegation for Libya for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says that 10,000 people are missing after devastating flooding in the North Afri...
Sep 12, 2023
In the news today: "Freedom Convoy" trial, Trudeau heads home from India after delays
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... 'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focus Tuesday The Facebook page of the "Fr...
Sep 12, 2023
MP Michael Chong in D.C. to tell U.S. lawmakers about being a foreign meddling target
WASHINGTON - The Conservative MP at the centre of Canada's foreign interference saga is telling his story today to U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Michael Chong, whose tale of Chinese meddling has bee...
Sep 12, 2023
'Freedom Convoy' Facebook page to be focal point of criminal trial Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Facebook page of the "Freedom Convoy" protest is expected to be at the centre of the evidence and legal arguments today as the trial of two prominent organizers enters its sixth day. The ...
Sep 12, 2023
Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday opened the first case to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contentious judicial overhaul - deepening a showdown with the fa...
Sep 12, 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia before an expected meeting with Putin
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Joined by his top military officials handling his nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday before an expe...
Sep 11, 2023