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Edmonton restaurant chain wins hotly contested auction for donair costume
EDMONTON - That's a wrap on a fierce bidding war for a one-of-a-kind costume.The winning bid for a donair costume being auctioned off by the Alberta government was listed at $16,025 when bidding close...
Aug 15, 2023
North Korea says US soldier bolted into North after being disillusioned at American society
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. soldier who bolted into the North across the heavily armed Korean border last month did so after being disillusioned at the inequality ...
Aug 15, 2023
Ministers told to find $15 billion in government spending cuts by October deadline
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand is tasking federal cabinet ministers with finding $15.4 billion in government spending cuts by a deadline of Oct. 2. A spokesperson for Anand says the gov...
Aug 15, 2023
Former Montreal schoolteacher sentenced to eight years for abusing young girls
MONTREAL - A former Montreal primary school teacher has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually abusing five young girls. Quebec court Judge Mlanie Hbert says Dominic Blanchette was in a ...
Aug 15, 2023
Alberta investing in technology startups
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government is investing $20 million over five years towards the new Innovation Catalyst Grant.The grant is set up to support graduates of Alberta's science, technology,...
Aug 15, 2023
Alberta bid winner for donair costume says all about provincial pride — and lettuce
EDMONTON - The Edmonton business owner who forked out $16,000 in a government-sponsored bidding war for a life-size donair costume says it was all about keeping the meat suit from being desecrated by ...
Aug 15, 2023
Tennis great Roger Federer to be honoured at Laver Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Roger Federer will be honoured at the Laver Cup in Vancouver. The 20-time Grand Slam champion will be invited onto the black court on Sept. 22 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of hi...
Aug 15, 2023
TFC nearing decision on head coach, which could include Dunfield keeping interim role
TORONTO - It appears Toronto FC is nearing a decision on its search for a permanent coach. But it also seems the MLS club has various options, one of which is keeping Terry Dunfield on as interim coac...
Aug 15, 2023
Alouettes say QB Fajardo will once again be a game-time decision against Redblacks
Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas says quarterback Cody Fajardo will once again be a game-time decision ahead of Saturday's meeting with the Ottawa Redblacks at TD Place. Fajardo missed his fir...
Aug 15, 2023
Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - While scorching temperatures are expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a prolonged heat wave in southern British Columbia, the BC Wildfire Service says the greatest wildfire risk ...
Aug 15, 2023