Rob Drinkwater

Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Manitoba Hydro unable to estimate how long some customers will be without power

Electricity is returning to many Winnipeg customers affected by an intense winter storm, but Manitoba Hydro says it can't even estimate how long it will be before power is restored to thousands of people as the weather system moves north and west.

News, Politics | October 15th 2019

Alberta asks court whether environmental assessment process is constitutional

The Alberta government has asked the province's Appeal Court to rule on whether Ottawa's new way of handling environmental assessments for major construction projects such as pipelines is constitutional.

News, Politics | September 11th 2019

Bianca Andreescu's historic win celebrated across Canada

Canadians cheered Bianca Andreescu at viewing parties, sports bars and even at the Toronto International Film Festival as she made sports history on Saturday, September 7, 2019.

News, Entertainment, US News, Politics | September 8th 2019

Calgary Zoo keeps unhatched king penguin chick alive by patching cracked egg

Zookeepers in Calgary have rescued an unhatched penguin chick after patching its badly damaged shell with pieces of another egg.

State Of The Animal

News, Politics | August 13th 2019

Police following tip that B.C. homicide suspects were seen in York Landing, Man.

Helicopters, a plane, heavily armed officers and police canine units descended on a northern Manitoba community following a tip that two B.C. homicide suspects were spotted in the area.

News, Politics | July 29th 2019

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High Level fire evacuees allowed to go home

Community officials say thousands of fire evacuees from High Level, Alta., as well as the surrounding areas of Mackenzie County and several Dene Tha' First Nation communities will be allowed to return home on Monday, June 3, 2019.

Wildfires

News, Politics | June 3rd 2019

Alberta NDP promises balanced budget later than UCP, but says UCP math is wrong

Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley promised to balance the province's budget by 2023-24 as she unveiled her party's election platform on Sunday, March 31, 2019, while also pledging to expand $25 per day child care, build long-term care beds for seniors and construct new schools.

News, Politics | April 1st 2019

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Canadians mourn as victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash identified

A mother and daughter from Edmonton, a renowned Carleton University professor and an accountant with the City of Calgary were among the 18 Canadians who died on Sunday, Maruch 10, 2019, when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 aboard.

News, Politics | March 11th 2019

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Court rejects B.C.'s request to declare Alberta oil export law unconstitutional

A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government's request to declare unconstitutional an Alberta law that could restrict the flow of refined oil products to B.C.

News, Politics | February 25th 2019

Minister cites 'bullying' in cancelling public meetings on Alberta parks plan

Alberta's environment minister has cancelled public information sessions about proposed new parks in a region known as Bighorn Country, citing "bullying" and "abuse" which she says make it impossible to guarantee people's safety.

Race Against Climate Change

News, Politics | January 7th 2019