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Alberta premier to address Calgary daycare E. coli outbreak as parents urge action
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is to address the E. coli outbreak related to several Calgary daycares during a news conference this morning. There are 329 lab-confirmed cases of the bacteria...
Sep 15, 2023
Weather Network app can't send alerts after cyberattack but Alert Ready working
OTTAWA - The Weather Network and MtoMdia still can't send weather alerts through push notifications from its app following a "malicious cyberattack" on Monday. But Pelmorex, the parent company of the ...
Sep 15, 2023
Policy gaps contributed to deadly gondola crash at Quebec's Tremblant ski resort
MONTREAL - A deadly collision between a gondola and a drill rig at Quebec's Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in July occurred, in part, because of incomplete procedures governing how construction equipment w...
Sep 15, 2023
Ng won't confirm status of 'Team Canada' mission to India amid strained relations
LONDON, Ont. - Trade Minister Mary Ng has spent the past four months talking up a major visit to India designed to boost Canadian exports to the world's most populous country. But now she is not sayin...
Sep 15, 2023
Contract talks held up RCMP team's response to Saskatchewan killings: emails
SASKATOON - A specialized RCMP team that deals with high-risk situations was not immediately available to respond to a stabbing rampage and hunt for a mass killer in Saskatchewan because of contract n...
Sep 15, 2023
Justin Thomas scuffles for 69, Lucas Herbert shoots 63 for 1st-round lead at Silverado
NAPA, Calif. (AP) - Justin Thomas scuffled through an uneven afternoon with a 3-under 69 in his return to the PGA Tour following a lengthy layoff, leaving him six shots off the lead Thursday in the fi...
Sep 14, 2023
Rangers complete four-game sweep of Blue Jays as Toronto's playoff hopes fade
TORONTO - Corey Seager had a home run and a two-run double as the Texas Rangers beat the Blue Jays 9-2 on Thursday, further dimming Toronto's post-season hopes. The loss dropped the Blue Jays to a gam...
Sep 14, 2023
NDP education critic wants real commitment from UCP for public school system
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Alberta NDP is giving the provincial government a failing grade on public education.Party education critic Rakhi Pancholi says what's happening across the province is a result o...
Sep 14, 2023
Update on Alberta-Ottawa emissions and energy discussions
Premier Danielle Smith issued the below statement on Thursday, following the first meeting of an Alberta-Ottawa working group on emissions reduction and energy development:"The governments of Alberta ...
Sep 14, 2023
Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return
HAY RIVER, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA - Fire crews in the Northwest Territories say work continues fighting hot spots and flareups near evacuated communities while area residents wait to hear when ...
Sep 14, 2023