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Alberta premier says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...
Jun 02, 2019
'Walk With Your Doc' proves healthy lifestyles are affordable
PRINCE GEORGE- Doctors want to live healthy lifestyles, too. The third annual Walk With Your Doc event brought out family doctors of Prince George and many of their patients. Dr. Gerrard Prigmore came...
Jun 02, 2019
No. 1 Osaka's 16-match winning streak at Slams ends in Paris
PARIS - This was one deficit too big to overcome for Naomi Osaka, whose Grand Slam winning streak is over. The No. 1-ranked Osaka couldn't muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the F...
Jun 02, 2019
'Hold China accountable' for fentanyl, Andrew Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis. Speaking to municipal le...
Jun 02, 2019
Ralph Goodale says military will help as Alberta deals with massive wildfires
REGINA - The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and...
Jun 02, 2019
High Level fire evacuees allowed to go home
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Community officials say thousands of fire evacuees from High Level, Alta., as well as the surrounding areas of Mackenzie County and several Dene Tha' First Nation communi...
Jun 02, 2019
Liverpool celebrates Champions League win with bus parade
LIVERPOOL, England - Half a million fans welcomed Liverpool back to Merseyside as the team paraded its Champions League trophy through the city centre on Sunday. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and hi...
Jun 02, 2019
Former U.S. president Barack Obama urges Canadians to hope in 'dark age'
OTTAWA - He didn't mention Donald Trump by name, but he didn't disappoint them and told them what he thought about all that anyway. Former U.S. president Barack Obama told a Canadian audience that the...
Jun 02, 2019
Saskatchewan takes federal carbon tax fight to Supreme Court of Canada
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan government has filed notice that it is taking its challenge of the federal carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Minister Don Morgan says ...
Jun 02, 2019
Two female officials get historic assignment working CFL exhibition game
It might only be a CFL exhibition game, but it will be a historic first for Emily Clarke and Georgina Paull. The two will become the first female officials to work in a CFL game when the Calgary Stamp...
Jun 02, 2019