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'Canada is watching': New northern Alberta police service trying to lead by example
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie's new police force gets d...
Nov 04, 2024
The hallways look the same and where are the bathrooms, say B.C.'s newly elected MLAs
VICTORIA - A record number of first-time provincial politicians are about to descend on British Columbia's legislature, looking to make positive contributions for the province and trying to find the w...
Nov 04, 2024
'Canada is watching': New northern Alberta police service trying to lead by example
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie's new police force gets d...
Nov 04, 2024
Taylor Swift shows spark beading bonanza and big sales for crafting retailers
When Taylor Swift swings through Vancouver in December, Mikaela St Louis will be among the pop star's most prepared fans. The long-term care nurse based in Campbell River, B.C., will travel to one of ...
Nov 04, 2024
The hallways look the same and where are the bathrooms, say B.C.'s newly elected MLAs
VICTORIA - A record number of first-time provincial politicians are about to descend on British Columbia's legislature, looking to make positive contributions for the province and trying to find the w...
Nov 04, 2024
'Not for now,' says N.S. Tory leader regarding order-making power for info czar
HALIFAX - The leader of Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives made clear last week that if he's re-elected, a key change that he once supported to increase the power of the province's information co...
Nov 04, 2024
Leon Draisaitl filling the void left by injured Oilers' captain Connor McDavid
CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers continue to dig themselves out of their early-season hole with Leon Draisaitl wielding a wide shovel in the absence of captain and NHL star Connor McDavid. Draisaitl's se...
Nov 03, 2024
NHL roundup: Artemi Panarin scores twice as Rangers roll past Islanders 5-2
NEW YORK (AP) - Artemi Panarin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad had three assists and Igor Shesterkin made 35 saves, and the New York Rangers defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 on Sunday. Chris Kreider, ...
Nov 03, 2024
Draisaitl paces Edmonton Oilers to 4-2 win over Calgary Flames with goal, two assists
CALGARY - Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 4-2 win over the host Calgary Flames on Sunday. Zach Hyman, Jeff Skinner and Mattias Janmark, with the empty-netter, sc...
Nov 03, 2024
Volcanic eruption burns houses in Indonesia, killing at least 9 people
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least nine people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. Authorities ra...
Nov 03, 2024
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