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Regulator gives Imperial weeks to plan fix for months-old oilsands tailings leak
Alberta's energy regulator has given Imperial Oil until the end of the month to figure out a way to fix ongoing seepage at a tailings pond at its Kearl oilsands mine. The Alberta Energy Regulator says...
Feb 08, 2023
City of Yellowknife locks out unionized workers after mediation fails
YELLOWKNIFE - Frigid temperatures didn't stop workers from marching outside city hall in the territorial capital Wednesday, carrying signs reading "not about greed, it's about need" and "locked out," ...
Feb 08, 2023
Source: Hamilton Tiger-Cats agree to terms with veteran linebacker Thurman
Jameer Thurman is on the move. A CFL source said Wednesday the veteran linebacker has agreed to terms on a contract with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The six-foot, 227-pound Thurman spent the last four se...
Feb 08, 2023
Alberta to pilot oil and gas royalty breaks for legally required well cleanup
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is moving ahead with a plan that would give oil and gas companies a tax break for meeting their legal obligations to clean up old well sites, inviting a select group ...
Feb 08, 2023
A year after "Freedom Convoy," Ottawa to reopen street in front of Parliament Hill
Ottawa's city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off following the "Freedom Convoy" protests. Wellington Street, which...
Feb 08, 2023
A year after "Freedom Convoy," Ottawa to reopen street in front of Parliament Hill
Ottawa's city council has approved a motion to reopen the street in front of Parliament Hill to traffic a year after it was closed off following the "Freedom Convoy" protests. Wellington Street, which...
Feb 08, 2023
Fish for free on Family Day this February
Family Day is Feb. 20 in Saskatchewan, and families who wish to do some ice fishing together can do so for free all weekend.The free fishing weekend runs Feb. 18-20, and all residents can fish without...
Feb 08, 2023
Apple adds more Canadian talent to broadcast crew for MLS Season Pass
Canadians Paul Dolan, Greg Sutton, Olivier Brett, Vincent Destouches and Blake Price are joining Apple's MLS Season Pass broadcast team. Wednesday marked the third round of on-air personalities announ...
Feb 08, 2023
Prairies stand to benefit the most from boost to immigration target: Desjardins
OTTAWA - A new Desjardins report suggests Canada's immigration target increase could spur economic growth, with the Prairies standing to benefit the most. Principal economist Marc Desormeaux says his ...
Feb 08, 2023
'Serious injuries' as bus crashes into daycare in Montreal suburb, driver arrested
LAVAL, Que. - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says there are "serious injuries" after a city bus crashed into a daycare Wednesday morning in a suburb north of Montreal. Public Security Minister Franois...
Feb 08, 2023