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Unifor national president Lana Payne attends a news conference in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Unionized workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada have ratified a three-year agreement. Payne issued a statement today saying the deal will mean tremendous gains for autoworkers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
Ford workers in Canada ratify agreement, set precedent for other automakers
FILE - Legendary game show host Bob Barker, 83, blows a kiss goodby to fans, as he tapes his final episode of “The Price Is Right” in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker has died
FILE - A Thursday, May 31, 2012 photo from files showing U.S. singer actress Tina Turner arriving for the Giorgio Armani fashion show held in Beijing. Legendary rock singer Tina Turner has married her longtime German beau, Erwin Bach, in a Swiss civil ceremony. The mayor of Kuesnacht, the wealthy Zurich-area community where Turner lives, says that she and Bach, a music executive, were married several weeks ago at the registry office. Markus Ernst told The Associated Press on Thursday, July 18, 2013, it was a routine ceremony, ahead of a private celebration on Sunday at the couple’s home. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Unstoppable superstar Tina Turner dead at 83
People who worked from home during the pandemic got more educated and were more likely to move, the U.S. Census Bureau discovered, among other things. (Credit: Pixabay)
Home-based workers became younger, more diverse in U.S. during pandemic
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President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Wayne County, Mich. Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line — a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Schiefelbein

Canada watches nervously as Biden, Trump descend on Michigan over strike, EV strategy

Joe Biden made history Tuesday as the first modern U.S. president to…

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Wayne County, Mich. Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line — a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Schiefelbein
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters during a press conference in relation to a deal between the federal government and automaker Stellantis, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Feds unlock another $20 billion for low-cost rental construction financing: Freeland

The federal government is unlocking another $20 billion in low-cost financing for…

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks to reporters during a press conference in relation to a deal between the federal government and automaker Stellantis, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

House Speaker Anthony Rota resigns over honouring man who fought for Nazis

House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has resigned after he invited a…

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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This Dec.14, 2018, handout image shows the asteroid Bennu in a composite of 12 images taken by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft’s PolyCam imager from a distance of 24 kilometres. Seven years after it blasted into space to snag a sample of the asteroid, a spacecraft is set to deliver its rare cargo on Sunday – and Canada is getting a piece of the interstellar bounty. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Canada to get rare asteroid sample after OSIRIS-REx drops cargo to Earth
Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student’s preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of their children. Debbie Owusu-Akyeeah, the executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity. Owusu-Akyeeah, in her role as a commissioner for the Ottawa People’s Commission on the Convoy Occupation, speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against children’s, experts say
Some of the largest school boards across Canada will begin the new school year without formal policies on the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom, despite concerns about how the technology will impact learning and academic integrity. Grade 3 teacher Catherine Rioux-Tache leads her students into class at Sainte-Cecile elementary school on their first day back to school in Montreal, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
School boards grappling with AI use in classroom, but formal policies still elusive
<div>Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between Canada and China, following an American deal in June. A passenger checks her phone as an Air China passenger jet taxis past at the Beijing Capital International airport in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ng Han Guan</div>
China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
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Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares surpassing 200 cases, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak in Calgary to 19 daycares. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta government extends E. coli compensation program to more daycares

The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000…

Alberta Minister of Children and Family Services Searle Turton speaks to the media about an E. coli outbreak linked to multiple Calgary daycares surpassing 200 cases, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The Alberta government appears to have extended a one-time payment of $2,000 for each child affected by an E. coli outbreak in Calgary to 19 daycares. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The proposed Bar W Resort RV park would include 318 sites on the south side of Buffalo Lake. (Image contributed)

Lacombe County satisfied concerns addressed for proposed Buffalo Lake RV park

County had raised questions about lake access and water system plans

The proposed Bar W Resort RV park would include 318 sites on the south side of Buffalo Lake. (Image contributed)
Police said Gregory Deviat is well known to them and has several warrants and numerous charges pending from Alberta. (File photo)

Prolific offender from Alberta arrested in West Kelowna

Police arrested a man driving a stolen truck and trailer in West Kelowna on Sep. 20

Police said Gregory Deviat is well known to them and has several warrants and numerous charges pending from Alberta. (File photo)
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Dispute surfaces over pride flag in Ponoka business window

A dispute over whether or not a pride flag could stay in…

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Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocery prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister

Canada’s industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola…

Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Canada's industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending representatives to a meeting he convened on Monday with manufacturing companies to discuss stabilizing grocery prices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

MPs have lost confidence in Speaker amid controversy over Nazi veteran invite: Gould

Government House leader Karina Gould says she believes MPs have lost confidence…

Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota admonishes President of the Public Health Agency of Canada Iain Stewart in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
A sign opposing coal development in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range south west of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Head of Alta. commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications

At least two members of the group that recommended a pause on…

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A sign opposing coal development in the eastern slopes of the Livingston range south west of Longview, Alta., Wednesday, June 16, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to business leaders at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta Opposition creates counter-survey on province’s ‘unicorn’ plan to quit CPP

Alberta’s Opposition is launching its own survey on whether the province should…

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks to business leaders at the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., Friday, Sept. 22, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Regulator rules in favour of Trans Mountain route deviation

The Canada Energy Regulator has approved Trans Mountain Corp.’s application to modify…

Workers place pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Penticton RCMP. (File photo)

Bystanders help in arrest of Penticton man involved in attempted hit and run

Area residents who witnessed the crash held the suspect until police arrived

Penticton RCMP. (File photo)
Health Canada encourages voluntary reporting of problem products. Downtown Ottawa, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Health Canada encourages caution in purchasing second-hand items

With the increase in online selling amidst the current Canadian affordability crisis,…

Health Canada encourages voluntary reporting of problem products. Downtown Ottawa, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The crew from Black Press central Alberta shows their awards at the 2022 Awards of Excellence presentation, held Sept. 22, 2023. Left-right, Leah Bousfiled, publisher Rimbey Review; Kevin Sabo, editor Stettler Independent, Castor Advance and Bashaw Star; Christina Komives, publisher Ponoka News and Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer, and Barb Pettie, publisher Sylvan Lake News and Lacombe Express. (Daria Zimiywsky/Black Press Media)

Black Press community newspapers bring home 2022 association awards

Black Press Media’s central Alberta weekly community newspapers brought home several awards…

The crew from Black Press central Alberta shows their awards at the 2022 Awards of Excellence presentation, held Sept. 22, 2023. Left-right, Leah Bousfiled, publisher Rimbey Review; Kevin Sabo, editor Stettler Independent, Castor Advance and Bashaw Star; Christina Komives, publisher Ponoka News and Wetaskiwin Pipestone Flyer, and Barb Pettie, publisher Sylvan Lake News and Lacombe Express. (Daria Zimiywsky/Black Press Media)
The Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. During Zelenskyy's visit to Ottawa, MPs in the House of Commons honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for the First Ukrainian Division. Hunka was invited by Rota, who introduced him. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

NDP says Speaker should resign after honouring man who fought for Nazis

NDP House leader Peter Julian is calling on House of Commons Speaker…

The Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. During Zelenskyy's visit to Ottawa, MPs in the House of Commons honoured 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka, who fought for the First Ukrainian Division. Hunka was invited by Rota, who introduced him. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato, left, celebrates his goal with teammate forward Adam Ruzicka during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Calgary, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Coronato, Huberdeau lead Flames’ 10-0 thrashing of Canucks in pre-season opener

Brandishing a lethal shot, Calgary Flames rookie right-winger Matt Coronato got off…

Calgary Flames forward Matt Coronato, left, celebrates his goal with teammate forward Adam Ruzicka during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Calgary, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A tactical armoured RCMP vehicle drives past a police roadblock set up at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Parole Board of Canada employees were fearful of threats after it was revealed a mass killer in Saskatchewan was on statutory release at the time of last year's rampage, newly released internal emails show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

Parole board warned employees about threats following Saskatchewan stabbings: emails

Parole Board of Canada employees were fearful of threats after it was…

A tactical armoured RCMP vehicle drives past a police roadblock set up at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Parole Board of Canada employees were fearful of threats after it was revealed a mass killer in Saskatchewan was on statutory release at the time of last year's rampage, newly released internal emails show. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu
Canada's largest-ever outbreak involving children under age five infected with a specific toxin-producing E. coli could still spread illness in households, says an emergency physician at Alberta Children's Hospital following an outbreak linked to daycares in Calgary. The Alberta Children's Hospital is seeing a large influx of patients following the outbreak, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Delays in spinal surgery means scoliosis worsens for children: report

Children across the country are waiting too long to see a specialist…

Canada's largest-ever outbreak involving children under age five infected with a specific toxin-producing E. coli could still spread illness in households, says an emergency physician at Alberta Children's Hospital following an outbreak linked to daycares in Calgary. The Alberta Children's Hospital is seeing a large influx of patients following the outbreak, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Shelley Boileau and the Dick family uncover the Dixy Theatre sign. (Kevin Sabo/Bashaw Star)

Bashaw’s historic Majestic Theatre hosts ‘Light the Dixy’ event

An event a year in the planning took place at Bashaw’s Majestic…

Shelley Boileau and the Dick family uncover the Dixy Theatre sign. (Kevin Sabo/Bashaw Star)