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• Canada won’t back call at COP27 to ‘phase down’ oil and gas production

  17-11-2022 23:55
  
  Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will not agree to include language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels in the final agreement at this year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt.
  
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• Contract worker safety in spotlight again after latest oil and gas deaths in Alberta

  17-11-2022 23:53
  
  The issue of contract worker safety at oil and gas sites has once again been thrust into the spotlight after an explosion that claimed the lives of two people in northern Alberta Saturday.
  
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• Ottawa sets aside $3B for out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people

  17-11-2022 23:52
  
  The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside billions of dollars in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people, as well as to help provinces and territories pay for disaster relief and recovery efforts.
  
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• National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act ‘reconsidered’ - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 23:51 via news.google.com
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• National security officials wanted CSIS threshold for Emergencies Act ‘reconsidered’

  17-11-2022 23:51
  
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser and other senior officials felt the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s threshold to determine a national threat under the Emergencies Act “should be reconsidered,” a public inquiry has learned.
  
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• Alberta government fires health board, appoints administrator to fix system stresses - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 23:49 via news.google.com
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• Alberta government fires health board, appoints administrator to fix system stresses

  17-11-2022 23:49
  
  The Alberta government has, for the second time in a decade, fired the governing board of its health service and replaced it with an administrator.
  
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• Ponoka Stampede has record revenue year

  17-11-2022 22:15
  
  Three directors re-elected at AGM
  
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• Carbon monoxide is a ‘silent killer’ - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 21:15 via news.google.com
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• Carbon monoxide is a ‘silent killer’

  17-11-2022 21:15
  
  Preventative maintenance and detectors are key to safety this winter season
  
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• CRTC chair says online streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms

  17-11-2022 17:55
  
  The chair of Canada’s broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms.
  
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• Deputy minister of finance says protests came at ‘delicate time’ for Canada’s economy

  17-11-2022 17:45
  
  The top civil servant at the federal Finance Department says Canada’s economy was already facing uncertainty when protests against COVID-19 restrictions blockaded borders and occupied downtown Ottawa last winter.
  
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• ‘Deeply saddened’: Two workers killed in blast at energy site in northern Alberta

  17-11-2022 17:45
  
  An explosion Saturday at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta claimed the lives of two workers.
  
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• Canada falling behind as electric-vehicle sales pick up around the world

  17-11-2022 17:45
  
  Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one-third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the rest of the world.
  
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• ‘Bridge fuel’ or climate villain? Natural gas in the spotlight as COP27 continues

  17-11-2022 17:45
  
  After long enjoying a reputation as a “bridge fuel” capable of helping the world achieve its climate goals, natural gas is losing some of its environmental lustre — and that has implications for Canada’s energy sector.
  
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• WCPS implementing common report card throughout K-6 grades - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 14:00 via news.google.com
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• WCPS implementing common report card throughout K-6 grades

  17-11-2022 14:00
  
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• Ponoka Stampede has record revenue year - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 09:00 via news.google.com
  
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• NHL Notebook: New coaching hires making waves across league - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 00:14 via news.google.com
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• NHL Notebook: New coaching hires making waves across league

  17-11-2022 00:14
  
  Jim Montgomery mapped out a straight-forward approach before entering the fray as a new voice in a veteran locker room.
  
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• Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises

  17-11-2022 00:10
  
  The federal government is looking to make good on its promise to implement a national school food policy, starting with getting feedback from Canadians.
  
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• Winter ‘Freedom Convoy’ blockades cost billions to Canada’s economy, inquiry hears

  17-11-2022 00:09
  
  Transport Canada estimates as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of border blockades across the country related to protests against COVID-19 restrictions last winter, a public inquiry heard Wednesday.
  
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• ‘Mercedes and Range Rovers:’ Loblaw’s discount chains attract higher-income shoppers - Ponoka News

  17-11-2022 00:07 via news.google.com
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• ‘Mercedes and Range Rovers:’ Loblaw’s discount chains attract higher-income shoppers

  17-11-2022 00:07
  
  More wealthy shoppers are prowling the aisles at discount grocery stores in search of deals amid soaring food inflation, Loblaw Companies Ltd. said Wednesday.
  
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• Alberta education minister says she will listen to top doctor about masks in schools

  17-11-2022 00:05
  
  Alberta’s education minister says she will take advice from the province’s new chief medical health officer on whether to allow school boards to bring in mask mandates in schools with respiratory illness outbreaks.
  
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