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BC United Party announce Bond seeking re-election; unveils northern transportation strategy
PRINCE GEORGE - BC United Party Leader Kevin Falcon was in Prince George Friday at Northern Lights Estate Winery for a pair of announcements.The first was to announce that Prince George-Valemount MLA ...
Oct 20, 2023
Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded heath-care system. Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who runs the South Saskatchewan Heart...
Oct 20, 2023
CF Montreal looks to advance to MLS playoffs with road win over Crew on Decision Day
MONTREAL - After the departure of several key players and coach of the year nominee Wilfried Nancy, and a seemingly never-ending injury crisis, the odds were against CF Montreal entering Decision Day ...
Oct 20, 2023
Poilievre calls on Ottawa to block RBC's $13.5B takeover of HSBC Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal government to block Royal Bank of Canada's $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada as a way to help with housing affordability. P...
Oct 20, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension
VICTORIA - Canada's premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans to small businesses and...
Oct 20, 2023
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleads guilty over efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Don...
Oct 20, 2023
Pan Am Games a Park family affair, three siblings coached by father in taekwondo
SANTIAGO, Chile - Jae Park has a family-sized job ahead of him at the Pan American Games. He'll coach his three children Skylar, Tae-Ku and Braven in taekwondo on opening weekend in Santiago, Chile. "...
Oct 20, 2023
Tributes pour in for Sinclair in wake of plans to retire from international game
The greatest ever. The goat. Tributes were quick to pour in Friday after news broke that Canada captain Christine Sinclair is retiring from international football at the end of the year. "Simply put, ...
Oct 20, 2023
House Republicans reject Jim Jordan a third time for the speaker's gavel as opposition deepens
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Jim Jordan failed badly Friday on a third ballot for the House speaker's gavel, rejected by even more Republicans from the conservative mainstream who warned the hard-edged ally...
Oct 20, 2023
Canada 'firm and steadfast' in call for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains "firm and steadfast" in its commitment to a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He says the Middle East, and the world, needs bo...
Oct 20, 2023