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‘A good first step’: Partial settlement approved in Calgary Stampede abuse lawsuit
CALGARY, AB - A judge has approved a partial settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the Calgary Stampede that alleged the organization allowed a performance school staffer to sexually abuse youn...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta adds $12M to create 2,000 more trade apprenticeship spots
EDMONTON - Alberta is adding an extra $12.4 million this year to create more apprenticeship seats to meet surging demand. Advanced Education Minister Rajan Sawhney says the money will create almost 2,...
Sep 26, 2023
Blue Jays reinstate Brandon Belt from 10-day injured list and recall Jay Jackson
TORONTO - First baseman and designated hitter Brandon Belt has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays. He will bat sixth for Toronto in tonight's game against the New Yo...
Sep 26, 2023
Police identify three fishers who died after their boat sank off northeastern Quebec
BLANC-SABLON, Que. - Quebec provincial police have identified the three fishers who died after their boat sank off of Quebec's Lower North Shore early Monday morning. Provincial police spokesman Sgt. ...
Sep 26, 2023
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
MONTREAL - A nurses union on Quebec's Gasp Peninsula says job postings by the local health-care network discriminate against francophone people because they require that applicants speak English. Unio...
Sep 26, 2023
Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
It's highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match. But there they were - ver...
Sep 26, 2023
Messi Mania has grabbed hold in Major League Soccer, but will it be a long-lasting boost?
It's highly unlikely any player other than Lionel Messi could have brought Prince Harry, Selena Gomez and Leonardo DiCaprio out to a regular-season Major League Soccer match. But there they were - ver...
Sep 26, 2023
Multiple road closures in MD of Greenview area for culvert replacement work
A pair of temporary road closures are planned for the MD of Greenview this week.It is doing culvert replacement work and will be temporarily closing Township Road 714, between Highway 43 and Range Roa...
Sep 26, 2023
Players who skate in non-sanctioned leagues face new Hockey Canada restrictions
CALGARY - Hockey players who participate in a league not sanctioned by Hockey Canada will be ineligible to compete in the Canadian Hockey League, Canadian Junior Hockey League or try for a spot Canada...
Sep 26, 2023
Quebec coroner hears from officers who took part in takedown of killing spree suspect
Montreal police tactical officers have described the shootout in a motel room between them and a suspect who had killed three men at random over a 24-hour period in August 2022. Officers Jean-Philippe...
Sep 26, 2023