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Canada's Conservative leader calls for national unity ahead of leadership vote
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (628+ words) Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a speech on Friday that called for Canadians to stay united in the face of an "uncertain world", amid growing separatist sentiments in Alberta and Quebec. "A house divided cannot stand," Poilievre said in…...
'A natural partner': US treasury secretary weighs in on Alberta separatism
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (646+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has weighed in on a separatist movement in Alberta, saying the western Canadian province is a "natural partner for the US". "Alberta has a wealth of natural resources, but they won't let them build a…...
Service without spotlight: Canada's quiet changemakers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (785+ words) From wolfdog rescues in Alberta to veteran housing in British Columbia, Canadian winners of the Defender Service Awards reveal how small groups make an outsized difference. Since then, a handful of Canadian winners and finalists have been honoured across categories…...
Biotech jobs boost for Grangemouth site
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (559+ words) Up to 460 biotech jobs are expected to be created at Grangemouth and across Scotland following a funding announcement by the Scottish and UK governments. Scotland's only oil refinery stopped processing crude oil at Grangemouth in April, after a century of…...
Carney's new Alberta oil pipeline deal already faces opposition
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (740+ words) Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed a deal with the province of Alberta that opens the door for an oil pipeline to the Pacific " a project long pushed by Canada's oil heartland but one that faces significant hurdles before ever…...
The oil pipeline feud testing Canada's global ambitions
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1312+ words) As Canada looks to untangle itself economically from the US, the country's landlocked oil patch is eyeing new customers in Asia through a pipeline to the Pacific. Not everyone is on board. The oil-rich province of Alberta has had one…...
When Jordan North met Bonnie Tyler (kind of)
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (22+ words) In Episode 7 of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK, Jordan North quizzes the queens. When Jordan North met Bonnie Tyler (kind of)...
Darwen cricket dome a 'game-changer for state schools'
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) An all-weather dome aimed at making cricket more accessible particularly to children at state schools has officially opened in Lancashire. The indoor facility at Darwen Cricket Club is only the second of its kind in the whole country, the England…...
Luton cricketers 'excited' by dome plan but want access to it
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (515+ words) Members of a cricket club said they were excited about plans for an indoor cricket dome in their town but wanted to be sure they would be given access to it. The government announced last month that it was spending…...
Canada's QAnon 'queen' arrested in Saskatchewan village
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (604+ words) Romana Didulo, a QAnon-inspired conspiracy theorist, has been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Ms Didulo was arrested along with 16 others after law enforcement executed a search warrant at a decommissioned school on Wednesday, according to RCMP officials....