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A look at some of the species at risk in Canada
OTTAWA - The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered g...
Nov 29, 2022
Senators ask Trudeau to strip Don Meredith of 'Honourable' title
OTTAWA - Senators voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his "Honourable" title. Meredith resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct...
Nov 29, 2022
Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundr...
Nov 29, 2022
Trump's dinner disaster sparks new rules for his campaign
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is betting he can win his way back to the White House by reviving the outsider appeal that fueled his success in 2016. But his dinner with a Holocaust-denying white nation...
Nov 29, 2022
Alberta government priorities outlined in throne speech
EDMONTON, AB - It was a busy day for the Government of Alberta.On Tuesday, November 29, 2022, Danielle Smith was officially sworn in as the MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat.Later in the afternoon, the gove...
Nov 29, 2022
Oath Keepers boss guilty of seditious conspiracy in 1/6 case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was convicted Tuesday of seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department...
Nov 29, 2022
Province tables Sovereignty Act as fall legislature session begins
EDMONTON, AB - A much-talked about piece of legislation has been tabled in Alberta. Premier Danielle Smith said, "The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act [Sovereignty Act] will be used as a...
Nov 29, 2022
Austrian skier Nina Ortlieb fastest in Lake Louise downhill training run
LAKE LOUISE, Alaska - Austria's Nina Ortlieb posted the fastest time Tuesday in the first downhill training run ahead of a women's World Cup alpine skiing stop this week at Lake Louise, Alta. Ortlieb ...
Nov 29, 2022
Dutch man who harassed B.C. teenager Amanda Todd returned to the Netherlands
The man convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been returned to the Netherlands, where the prosecution office says a judge will decide if he serves any of his 1...
Nov 29, 2022
Pulisic goal advances US in World Cup with 1-0 win over Iran
DOHA, Qatar (AP) - Christian Pulisic scored while crashing headfirst into the goalkeeper in the 38th minute and the United States advanced to the knockout round of the World Cup with a 1-0 win over Ir...
Nov 29, 2022