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Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's spending Christmas in N.L. jail.

Her son needed help with addiction. Instead, he's spending Christmas in N.L. jail.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As Gwen Perry prepares for a Christmas without contact from her son, who is locked inside a notorious St. John's, N.L., jail, she wants people to understand that many inmates need help, not incarceration.
Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling

Quebec doing better job at retaining immigrants, Atlantic Canada still struggling

MONTREAL — Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn't true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers to the rest of the country.
Appeal Court upholds guilty verdict of Alberta man in killing of estranged wife

Appeal Court upholds guilty verdict of Alberta man in killing of estranged wife

EDMONTON — Alberta's top court has dismissed an appeal by a man found guilty of stabbing his estranged wife 17 times.
Canada's chief actuary report at odds with Alberta's pension plan estimate

Canada's chief actuary report at odds with Alberta's pension plan estimate

EDMONTON — A report from Canada's chief actuary suggests Alberta would not be entitled to more than half of the Canada Pension Plan's assets that the province has argued it should get if it were to leave the investment fund.
Pioneering Métis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87

Pioneering Métis human rights advocate Muriel Stanley Venne dies at 87

EDMONTON — Muriel Stanley Venne, a trail-blazing Métis woman known for her Indigenous rights advocacy, has died at 87. Venne, born in Lamont, Alta.
Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian offensive lineman Lawrence to extension

Montreal Alouettes sign Canadian offensive lineman Lawrence to extension

MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes signed Canadian centre Justin Lawrence to a one-year contract extension Monday. Lawrence is now under contract with the CFL club through the 2026 season.
Vermilion Energy announces $1B deal to buy Westbrick, bolstering scale in Deep Basin

Vermilion Energy announces $1B deal to buy Westbrick, bolstering scale in Deep Basin

CALGARY — Oil and gas producer Vermilion Energy Inc. says it is acquiring privately held Westbrick Energy Ltd. for $1.075 billion.
Arvidsson helps surging Oilers snap Senators' six-game win streak

Arvidsson helps surging Oilers snap Senators' six-game win streak

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers certainly won’t be ravaged with regrets during their holiday hiatus. Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past the surging Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Sunday.
Arvidsson nets two points, Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to snap visitors' win streak

Arvidsson nets two points, Oilers beat Senators 3-1 to snap visitors' win streak

EDMONTON — Viktor Arvidsson had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers won their third game in a row, getting past the surging Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Sunday.
It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

It was Grandma, in the cafe with a Scrabble tile: Game cafes are big holiday business

CALGARY — It’s the holidays, which means for many across the Prairies, there’s no better time to get locked in a dungeon with a dragon. Or smoke out Colonel Mustard in the billiard room with the revolver.