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County of Grande Prairie hosting non-profit conference Oct.14
The County of Grande Prairie is partnering with Alberta, Arts, Culture and Status of Women and the Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer Organizations to host a one-day conference for non-p...
Sep 20, 2023
'We all want to be Winnipeg Jets:' Bowness says rift with players is over
WINNIPEG - Rick Bowness has moved on from being criticized by some Winnipeg Jets at the end of his first season as head coach. On the eve of his second training camp, Bowness told reporters Wednesday ...
Sep 20, 2023
Province to talk to Albertans about new social studies curriculum
Alberta's government says it is beginning a transparent and collaborative process to engage Albertans and education partners to redraft kindergarten to Grade 6 (K-6) social studies curriculum. Using t...
Sep 20, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs ready to roll for training camp after off-season of change
TORONTO - Brad Treliving wasn't on the hunt for a new job. His wife, however, was starting to nudge him in that direction after he parted ways with the Calgary Flames in April following nine seasons a...
Sep 20, 2023
Four firefighters heading home die in vehicle crash on B.C. road: government
VICTORIA - Four firefighters travelling home after battling British Columbia's wildfires have died in a road crash. Premier David Eby and Forests Minister Bruce Ralston say in a joint statement the fi...
Sep 20, 2023
Family of man who died while being admitted to psychiatric hospital agrees to $8.5M settlement
HENRICO, Va. (AP) - The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being admitted to a Virginia psychiatric hospital has reached an $8.5 million s...
Sep 20, 2023
Two Montreal Island towns file court challenge to Quebec language law reform
MONTREAL - Two Montreal suburbs filed a court challenge today to Quebec's 2022 language reform, seeking to be exempted from several articles of the law commonly known as Bill 96. Hampstead and Town of...
Sep 20, 2023
Bruins captaincy passes from soft-spoken Bergeron to in-your-face Marchand. He says he's ready
BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins named Brad Marchand captain on Wednesday, putting the "C" previously worn by the soft-spoken and universally revered Patrice Bergeron on the sweater of a notorious inst...
Sep 20, 2023
Canada 'gravely concerned' about Azerbaijan military escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh
OTTAWA - The Canadian government says it's "gravely concerned" about Azerbaijan escalating its military intervention in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and the Tories are warning of ethnic cleansing. Bot...
Sep 20, 2023
Vancouver police boost security at Indian Consulate since Trudeau remarks on killing
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says it's beefing up security outside India's Consulate after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week there was credible intelligence about a potential...
Sep 20, 2023