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Western Quebec smelter will reduce arsenic emissions to five times provincial norm
MONTREAL - The owner of a western Quebec copper smelter says it will adhere to the government's new requirements and reduce arsenic emissions to five times the provincial norm by 2027. The smelter in ...
Aug 18, 2022
AP source: Browns QB Watson settles for 11-game suspension
Deshaun Watson has reached a settlement with the NFL and will serve an 11-game suspension and pay a $5 million fine rather than risk missing his first season as quarterback of the Cleveland Browns, a ...
Aug 18, 2022
Pope says not enough evidence to open sex assault probe against Quebec Cardinal
Pope Francis is declaring that there is not enough evidence to open a canonical investigation for sexual assault against Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet. The pontiff made the statement today through the ...
Aug 18, 2022
U of L Pronghorn alum signs professional soccer contract
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A former University of Lethbridge (U of L) soccer star has signed a professional contract.Ellie Kabayama has signed a deal with AaB Kvinde Elitefodbold in the Danish First Division. S...
Aug 18, 2022
Elks running back James Wilder Jr. says his CFL season is over due to injury
EDMONTON - Running back James Wilder Jr. of the Edmonton Elks says his 2022 CFL season is over. Wilder Jr. wrote on his Instagram account that he's been told his '22 campaign is done and the only way ...
Aug 18, 2022
Survey suggests most farmers do not want to reduce fertilizer use
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A recent survey suggests the majority of Canadian farmers do not want to reduce their use of nitrogen fertilizer.That was a question asked by the Canadian Federation of Independent Bu...
Aug 18, 2022
Israel closes Palestinian rights groups it labeled terrorist
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israel raided the offices of several Palestinian advocacy groups it had previously designated as terrorist organizations, sealing entrance doors and leaving notices declarin...
Aug 18, 2022
Quebec COVID-19 booster rates stay low as province launches new vaccination campaign
MONTREAL - As Quebec prepares to launch a provincewide COVID-19 vaccination campaign ahead of a potential new fall wave, it's unclear whether it will be enough to prompt a pandemic-weary public to rol...
Aug 18, 2022
Prime Minister travelling to Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula today
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is resuming his summer politicking tour today with a trip to Quebec's Gasp Peninsula. Trudeau is there to continue the summer meet and greets he started in July in other ...
Aug 18, 2022
Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 21
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A Taliban police spokesman in Afghanistan's capital said the toll from a mosque bombing rose Thursday to 21 people killed with 33 others wounded in the attack. Khalid Zadran,...
Aug 18, 2022