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Province announces new grants to boost women’s economic security
CALGARY, AB - The province has announced a commitment of $1 million in grant funding for projects aimed at increasing women's participation in the economy.Under the Women's Economic Recovery Challenge...
Nov 26, 2021
Conservatives call for border restrictions in face of new COVID-19 variant
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole has called for the government to immediately strengthen border screening in the face of a highly mutated new variant of COVID-19. The World Health Organizatio...
Nov 26, 2021
Julien to coach Canada at two men's tournaments; tabbed for Olympics if NHL pulls out
Claude Julien has been named head coach of Canada's men's hockey team for a pair of international events next month. And if the NHL pulls out of the 2022 Winter Olympics, he'll also be behind the benc...
Nov 26, 2021
Accused facing upgraded murder charge in death of Saskatchewan RCMP officer
REGINA - A man accused of killing a Saskatchewan RCMP officer during a traffic stop is now facing a murder charge. The Crown has upgraded a charge of manslaughter against Alphonse Stanley Traverse to ...
Nov 26, 2021
Investigation underway into possible privacy breach on Alberta’s vaccine records website
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has reported a possible privacy breach on its COVID-19 vaccine records website.A technical issue on the site residents can use to access their updated proof of...
Nov 26, 2021
Mexican regulators approve Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern deal
CALGARY, AB - Mexican regulators have given their approval to Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.'s deal to buy U.S. railway Kansas City Southern.The railways say the deal has received the OK from the Mexic...
Nov 26, 2021
Maxwell's brother says US prosecutors seeking to 'break' her
The brother of a British socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein exploit underage girls says her prosecution is "the most over-hyped trial of the century," designed to break a woman targeted by...
Nov 26, 2021
Israel warns of 'emergency' after detecting new virus strain
JERUSALEM (AP) - Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday that Israel is "on the threshold of an emergency situation" after authorities detected the country's first case of a new coronavirus vari...
Nov 26, 2021
Dreading more rain in B.C. and Black Friday arrives: In The News for Nov. 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 26... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 26, 2021
'It's my life's work': B.C. fruit and vegetable growers face uncertainty after floods
While their homes and farm fields remain inundated by water, Curtis Sandhu says his family is looking towards rebuilding after a dike failed and devastating flooding hit the prime agricultural area of...
Nov 26, 2021