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Alberta premier hopes for health reform payoff in 2025, regrets deferring tax cut
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is eager to show that her government can finally put the pieces of a dismantled provincial health-care system back together again in the new year. In a recent...
Dec 25, 2024
A look back and ahead at the stories making news in men's hockey
Connor McDavid was in tears. The Edmonton Oilers had given everything they could in a hard-fought Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers. The team from Alberta's capital went on a magical run ...
Dec 25, 2024
Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman...
Dec 25, 2024
Kazakhstan says at least 28 survived in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash. Over 30 are likely dead
MOSCOW (AP) - An Azerbaijani airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau with Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry now saying that at least 28 people survived the crash, which could mean that ove...
Dec 25, 2024
City of Nanaimo celebrates 150 years of incorporation
NANAIMO - Christmas Eve marks a major milestone for the Harbour City.On this day in 1874, the City of Nanaimo became the sixth municipality to be incorporated in British Columbia, and third on Vancouv...
Dec 24, 2024
Haiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several wounded
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's online media association said two reporters were killed and several others were wounded in a gang attack on Tuesday on the reopening of Port-au-Prince's biggest pu...
Dec 24, 2024
Wild Christmas forecast for B.C. as dozens of wind and rain warnings are issued
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued dozens of wind and heavy rain warnings for British Columbia's south coast on Christmas Day, as the region braces for the second in a series of festive week st...
Dec 24, 2024
Court hits pause on global streamers’ upcoming Canadian content payments
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says big streaming companies won't have to pay for Canadian content until the court hears their appeal of a CRTC decision ordering them to pay. In June, the CRTC s...
Dec 24, 2024
Canadian activist accuses Hong Kong of meddling after reward for arrest
VANCOUVER - A Canadian activist is accusing Hong Kong authorities of meddling in Canada's internal affairs after police in the Chinese territory issued a warrant for his arrest. Victor Ho and fellow C...
Dec 24, 2024
Canadian activist accuses Hong Kong of meddling after reward for arrest
VANCOUVER - A Canadian activist is accusing Hong Kong authorities of meddling in Canada's internal affairs after police in the Chinese territory issued a warrant for his arrest. Victor Ho and fellow C...
Dec 24, 2024