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List of areas the Alberta government accuses Ottawa of overreaching
EDMONTON - When the Alberta legislature resumed sitting Tuesday, the first bill introduced by the United Conservative Party government was one aimed at shielding the province from federal laws it deem...
Nov 30, 2022
Vasek Pospisil: Canada's Davis Cup victory a career highlight
TORONTO - Canada's Davis Cup team developed a foolproof ritual before each of its matches along the way to the country's first-ever championship. All of the players would slowly start to clap in their...
Nov 30, 2022
Poulin, Nurse return as Canada looks to get back into Rivalry Series with U.S.
CALGARY - Team captain Marie-Philip Poulin and 2022 Olympic leading scorer Sarah Nurse will help lead Canada's women's hockey team when it continues its Rivalry Series with the United States next mont...
Nov 30, 2022
Sports on TV joins turkey, parade as holiday traditions
NEW YORK (AP) - Besides eating turkey and visiting with family, sports on television occupied the time of many Americans over the Thanksgiving weekend. Some marquee contests led to some TV milestones,...
Nov 30, 2022
Legal experts say Ottawa unlikely to be 'main combatant' in Alberta sovereignty fight
CALGARY - Constitutional law experts say it's unlikely Ottawa will rush to fight Alberta over a proposed sovereignty bill that would give the provincial government new powers to resist what it conside...
Nov 30, 2022
China accused of 'regularly' intercepting Canadian military aircraft
OTTAWA - China is being accused of having "regularly" intercepted a Canadian military aircraft tasked with enforcing UN sanctions against North Korea. The Department of National Defence says the inter...
Nov 30, 2022
Meet Yertle, he's fast to make friends and loves a good cuddle
NANAIMO - He's ready to be the newest addition to your household.Yertle is a two year old mixed breed cat looking for his forever home, which ideally would already include a cat buddy for Yertle to gr...
Nov 30, 2022
Economy and identity: Quebec premier delivers inaugural speech of 43rd legislature
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his focus for the next four years will be to reverse the decline of French in Montreal and to expand Quebec's economy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Legau...
Nov 30, 2022
Senate motion to strip 'Honourable' title could affect at least two former senators
OTTAWA - At least two former senators could be stripped of the title of "Honourable" following a motion the upper chamber passed Tuesday. Former senator Don Meredith, who is facing criminal charges fo...
Nov 30, 2022
Coroner refuses Montreal family's request for new investigation into woman's ER death
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has rejected a request by a Montreal family for a new investigation into the death of an 86-year-old Filipino woman found lifeless on the floor of an emergency r...
Nov 30, 2022