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Letter to Alberta mayors: provincial funding likely to be cut
EDMONTON, AB - Municipalities across the province have been told to expect less money from the Government of Alberta in the coming fiscal year.A letter from Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard has...
Nov 3, 2020
Crown completes cross-examination of accused Fredericton mass shooter
FREDERICTON - The Crown completed its cross-examination of Matthew Raymond today after suggesting to the accused he knew killing four people in Fredericton two years ago was wrong. Prosecutor Jill Kne...
Nov 3, 2020
Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800-million from streamers
Ottawa is proposing new policy changes - with monetary penalties - to ensure online streaming platforms experiencing booming revenues face as stringent rules as traditional broadcasters.The regulation...
Nov 3, 2020
Police investigating break-in and theft at Mike Mountain Horse School
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Police in Lethbridge are investigating a break-in at a west side school.LPS say that an alarm was received from Mike Mountain Horse School just after 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 1.P...
Nov 3, 2020
Ford faces tough choices on COVID-19 restrictions as Ontario case count hits new high
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has some tough choices to make as he decides which businesses can reopen while the province reports a single-day record in new coronavirus cases. The province is pla...
Nov 3, 2020
Multiple Alberta communities set temperature records on Monday
CLARESHOLM, AB - It was a warm Monday across most of Alberta.According to Environment Canada, multiple communities in the province saw record high temperatures for November 2. Claresholm set a new rec...
Nov 3, 2020
NHL trailblazer Willie O'Ree looks back on journey: 'I felt like I could do anything'
Willie O'Ree was 14 or 15 years old when he broke through his first barrier. He didn't realize it at the time. He just wanted a haircut. Before becoming the NHL's first Black player, O'Ree asked a whi...
Nov 3, 2020
Appeals court declines to ban drive-thru voting in Houston
NEW ORLEANS - A panel of federal appeals court judges has rejected an eleventh hour Republican effort to bar Election Day drive-thru voting in Houston. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orl...
Nov 3, 2020
Market debut of Chinese e-finance giant Ant postponed
HONG KONG - The planned stock market debut of the world's biggest online finance company, Ant Financial was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial publi...
Nov 3, 2020
O'Toole calls for pause on CRA audits for businesses struggling due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is calling for the Liberals to put a pause on federal audits of small businesses hit hard by COVID-19. He says too many small and medium-sized businesses are ...
Nov 3, 2020