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Green party confirms non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul cancelled
OTTAWA - The Green party has confirmed a planned non-confidence vote against leader Annamie Paul is off the table until at least the next general meeting of members. In a short statement posted to the...
Jul 19, 2021
New this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso' and a Felicity Jones film
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - It's the last day on Earth in Los An...
Jul 19, 2021
TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas
CALGARY, AB. - TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned coal-to-gas conversions at its Alberta Thermal power generation f...
Jul 19, 2021
Official: Haiti's interim prime minister to step down
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry will replace the country's interim prime minister to honor the wishes of the country's slain president, an official told The ...
Jul 19, 2021
‘Miss the drumbeat’: the return of powwow season welcomed by First Nations
EDMONTON, AB. -- Under the early evening sun, dancers from across Canada and the United States filed onto the powwow grounds at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation in central Alberta. It was the first time in ...
Jul 19, 2021
Canada joins allies in blaming China for massive attack on email servers
OTTAWA - Canada is joining the United States and other allies in blaming China for a massive cyber attack that compromised tens of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. The attack...
Jul 19, 2021
“Multi layer smoky mess” across Western Canada
EDMONTON, AB. -- Heat warnings have ended, but they've been replaced by special air quality statements covering much of western Canada.Smoke from western wildfires have created what Justin Shelley at ...
Jul 19, 2021
Basketball's Ayim, rugby sevens' Hirayama named opening ceremony flag-bearers
TOKYO - Women's basketball player Miranda Ayim and men's rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who wou...
Jul 19, 2021
Basketball's Ayim, rugby sevens' Hirayama named opening ceremony flag-bearers
TOKYO - Women's basketball player Miranda Ayim and men's rugby sevens player Nathan Hirayama have been named Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The reveal of who wou...
Jul 19, 2021
TransAlta completes second of three planned Alberta plant conversions to natural gas
CALGARY - TransAlta Corp. has taken another step in its goal of becoming carbon neutral by converting the second of three planned coal-to-gas conversions at its Alberta Thermal power generation facili...
Jul 19, 2021