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AlbertaNov 14, 2023

Police releases images of suspects who shot father and son in Edmonton

The Edmonton Police Service has released a photo of an SUV and surveillance video of two suspects in last week's fatal shootings of a gang member and his 11-year-old son, who were gunned down while parked outside a fast-food restaurant.Staff Sgt. Rob Bilawey with the EPS Homicide Section says in a news release that they hope sharing the images might help someonerecall seeing the black BMW SUV or the suspects before or after Thursday's shooting.Police have identified the father as 41-year old Harpreet Uppal and say he was a high-level gang member involved in the drug trade, but they have not id
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Canadian health organizations concerned over sale of flavored nicotine products

Canadian health organizations have urged the federal government to crack down on flavored nicotine products.Other organizations, including the Canadian Cancer Society, say nicotine products pose a serious risk to children because it is a highly addictive drug.This is the first time in more than 100 years that nicotine products have been legalized to be sold to children in Canada, said Rob Cunningham, senior policy analyst at the Canadian Cancer Society.Health Canada gave approval for flavored nicotine pouches on October 12, prompting strong reactions from health organizations and demanding the
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Social-media creators, podcasts won't be regulated under Liberal online streaming law

Canadian Heritage has released its final policy direction for the Liberals' controversial Online Streaming Act, which aims to modernize the country's broadcasting laws.The final direction for the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission to implement the legislation was issued today.This marks the end of the government's direct role with the law formerly known as Bill C-11, the Liberal government's second attempt to bring major online streaming services into Canada's broadcasting system alongside traditional media such as TV and radio.The final policy direction explicitly ins
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Northwest Territories to hold election today delayed by wildfire

Residents of the Northwest Territories are heading to the polls today, more than a month after the election was originally set to be held.The election had been scheduled for Oct. 3, but was delayed because of a wildfire season that saw about 70 per cent of the territory's population under evacuation order.Legislature members voted unanimously to delay the election during a late August session held in the town of Inuvik, with the capital Yellowknife and its roughly 20,000 residents still under an evacuation order at the time.Premier Caroline Cochrane announced in September that she wasn't runni
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CanadaNov 14, 2023

Coins featuring King Charles to be released soon: Royal Canadian Mint

The Royal Canadian Mint will soon begin producing Canadian coins bearing the face of King Charles.On the King's 75th birthday, the Winnipeg-based facility is set to showcase its design of the new British monarch that will appear on one side of all its coins, replacing the image of the late Queen Elizabeth II.The design by Canadian portrait artist Steven Rosati was chosen from among submissions by 350 artists.It was sent to Buckingham Palace for approval.Earlier this year, the federal government directed the mint and the Bank of Canada to replace the image of the queen with one of the King on c
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BCNov 14, 2023

Sex offender Randall Hopley arrested by Vancouver police

Police say high-risk sex offender Randall Hopley has been arrested in Vancouver.A statement from police says Hopley was picked up at about 6 a.m. on the city's Downtown Eastside and he is in custody.The arrest ends a 10-day search for Hopley, who walked away from his Vancouver halfway house on Nov. 4., and cut off his electronic monitoring device a short time later.At the time, police said they believed the 58-year-old was worried about an upcoming court appearance and feared he would be returned to custody.Hopley had completed a six-year prison term for the 2011 abduction of a three-year-old
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Interest rates unlikely to return to low levels: Bank of Canada

The Bank of Canada has warned that interest rates are unlikely to return to the low levels seen over the past 15 years.Central Bank Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers told a news conference in Vancouver that the era of very low interest rates is over and Canadians will have to adapt to a higher interest rate environment.She said that people across the world are facing high interest rates.The Senior Deputy Governor said that geopolitical risks such as the Ukraine war and the Israel-Gaza war affect energy prices and supply chains in a way that could lead to higher inflation and further intere
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Blinken urges Indian counterparts to co-operate with Canada on Nijjar murder probe

The U.S. secretary of state is once again urging India to help Canada advance its investigation into the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.Antony Blinken says it's very important for India to co-operate so that the investigation can continue to move forward.Blinken made the comments today after meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior Indian officials in New Delhi.He says India and Canada are two close friends and partners of the U.S. and wants to see the dispute resolved as soon as possible.Nijjar, a Canadian Sikh activist long denounced by India as an extremist, was shot and
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CanadaNov 10, 2023

Canada investigating 'threats' to Air India

Canada's transport minister and the RCMP say an investigation is underway into what they call "threats" against Air India, after an online video warned people not to fly on the airline on Nov. 19.Pablo Rodriguez says in a social media post that the government takes any threat to aviation "extremely seriously."He says Canada and its security partners are investigating the "recent threats circulating online," and his press secretary confirms Rodriguez was referring to comments about Air India.RCMP spokeswoman Kristine Kelly says police are collaborating with domestic and international partners a

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AlbertaJun 08, 2026

Alberta launches major recruitment drive for referendum workers ahead of October vote

Elections Alberta has launched what it describes as one of the largest referendum staffing campaigns ever undertaken in Canada as the province prepares for a provincewide vote scheduled for October 19. The agency says it needs approximately 60,000 workers to administer and count ballots for 10 referendum questions that will be put to Alberta voters. Under provincial rules, ballot counting must be completed within 48 hours of polls closing. One of the referendum questions will ask Albertans whether the province should remain part of Canada or begin the legal process required to hold a binding r
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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes near Mindanao, at least 32 dead as tsunami warnings issued

A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck near the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday morning, leaving at least 32 people dead, according to preliminary reports from authorities. More than 100 people were injured, about two dozen remain missing, and roughly 10,000 residents have been evacuated from affected areas. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake occurred at approximately 7:40 a.m. local time and had a depth of about 33 kilometres. Tsunami warnings were issued for several countries following the quake as authorities assessed potential coast
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CanadaJun 08, 2026

Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour sworn in as Canada's 31st Governor General

Former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour was sworn in Monday as Canada's 31st Governor General during a ceremony at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa. Arbour succeeds Mary Simon, who became Canada's first Indigenous Governor General in 2021. The appointment is reported to be the first approved by King Charles III. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mark Carney, Chief Justice Richard Wagner, House of Commons Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, among other dignitaries. Arbour, 79, is a Montreal-based juri
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CanadaJun 08, 2026

Mission Memorial Hospital emergency department closes overnight again amid physician shortage

Mission Memorial Hospital's emergency department was temporarily closed overnight once again due to a shortage of physicians, according to Fraser Health. The health authority said the emergency department was closed from 5 p.m. Sunday until 8 a.m. Monday because of staffing challenges. Patients requiring emergency care during that period were directed to nearby hospitals. Mission Memorial Hospital has experienced several temporary emergency department service disruptions in recent months. Fraser Health has repeatedly stated that it is working to recruit additional physicians to stabilize servi