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Global energy transition could be a $61B opportunity for Alberta, new study finds
CALGARY, AB. -- A new study says the global energy transition could create 170,000 jobs in Alberta and contribute $61 billion to the province's GDP by 2050.But it suggests Alberta will have to swiftly...
Dec 07, 2021
Maple Leafs put forward Marner and defenceman Sandin on injured reserve
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs added forward Mitch Marner and defenceman Rasmus Sandin to the injured reserve list Tuesday and loaned forward Joey Anderson to their AHL affiliate. The Maple Leafs a...
Dec 07, 2021
Chinese envoy urges Canada to approve Huawei for 5G, says concerns are U.S. ploy
OTTAWA - Chinese Ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu is calling on the federal government to ignore "invented" warnings from the U.S. about the threat posed by Chinese telecom giant Huawei. Canada remains...
Dec 07, 2021
Provincial police make arrest in death of 80-year-old Quebec woman east of Montreal
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say a suspect will appear in court today in the killing of an 80-year-old woman last week in a town east of Montreal. Jeannine Perron-Ruel was found outside her hom...
Dec 07, 2021
Retreating glaciers are creating new salmon habitat, B.C. study shows
The retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of British Columbia and Alaska could produce thousands of kilometres of potential new salmon habitat, a study led by researchers at Simon Fraser Univer...
Dec 07, 2021
Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., wins Tip O'Neill Award
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named the winner of the Tip O'Neill Award on Tuesday as Canadian baseball player of the year. The award, presented by the Canadian Baseball Hall of...
Dec 07, 2021
Attorney says Meadows won't cooperate with Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - In an abrupt reversal, an attorney for former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said his client will not cooperate with a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insur...
Dec 07, 2021
Gunman opens fire in Moscow services center, kills 2 people
MOSCOW (AP) - A gunman opened fire in a Moscow government services center and killed two people Tuesday, reportedly after being told to put on a face mask, authorities and Russia media said. Four othe...
Dec 07, 2021
'This is beyond my expectations,' Champagne says of Canadian biomanufacturer rebound
OTTAWA - While Canada still has a way to go to rebuild its biomanufacturing sector, Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says it has rebounded beyond his initial expectations in the last sev...
Dec 07, 2021
Canes' Klavdiev to play for Belarus in World Juniors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes say forward Yegor Klavdiev will represent Belarus at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I-A in Denmark. Klavdiev, 18, was drafted by the Hurri...
Dec 07, 2021